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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.
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0 T. e1 W: N4 G4 D9 w/ T+ ^$ w2 l"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.' N4 k# b. ], c e F. n2 v
1 R! n; k7 A, u+ G" m6 |“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."
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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.
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The coalition is asking government to:
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& `5 R9 T( V$ x1 g$ eChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 Q; z/ G3 H& D2 _( I" d2 oMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
9 T" u& D; ?8 h" p0 v4 xChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.% Y4 Y2 E5 d0 f" [1 F' n! y$ v
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 z" c" [8 A: [- A, v& W“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.3 R' f4 M3 o- T# w$ e2 a- F
/ [. F! f0 t/ f( ]"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.6 k& n. l h2 I% K" I* }; }
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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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.0 F6 O7 A% e: \* P* T7 b
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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.
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