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A coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.2 Y3 ?1 x; Y ^: j
" X- u* C) v$ q"Every sector of the economy will be hit hard by a shortage of workers," said coalition spokesperson Richard Truscott, Alberta director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.3 Y6 a- { `" s& y) r9 X
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“Governments and industry must work together quickly to explore opportunities to improve temporary worker and permanent immigration programs to meet the needs of a growing economy."0 Y' X9 t: ~9 X3 F
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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 Q7 a0 ~ l. _3 _0 X7 h
: F' `) `1 D" L1 {+ a- FThe coalition is asking government to: u z2 c1 n' o" k! G/ i- R
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
: n6 E# m3 b2 t/ IMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; R) F, ~% m$ l
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
1 b. E! P2 d$ v2 p% @4 RStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ w0 ~) p& z" L$ G4 ]8 @
“What’s needed now is the recognition that we must aggressively recruit in international labour markets," said Tim Shipton, President of the Alberta Enterprise Group.
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0 z! F6 N) U4 O& M3 Y"We need to recognize that we are competing not just with the United States, not just with western Canada, we are competing globally for a small pool of skilled workers out there so we need the system to become much more responsive and streamlined to the needs of the economy, he said.& D2 }3 ?0 G) S" G5 Z# s
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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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9 t( y' O5 G; j$ K% K* P- {Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000. e5 d, w# S: J X+ D& z
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"We will be more successful in this effort if the federal and provincial governments make the necessary changes to help employers gain access to the human resources we need,” Shipton said.+ x# P1 Z1 ~- H1 h
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