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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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' @, r' ]' s& h1 ~"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.+ A/ ?! l- R: e1 E( e, T
+ }5 N* ^3 i* [; M1 y“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.$ }! E! Y- D! W$ Y- t1 o: X5 v2 p
& f n$ H/ U, p: M% L( D9 mThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 h# E2 ?- k/ I) b2 Y. {The coalition is asking government to:( l$ n4 l6 c+ r e! v* G
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 _9 s$ }! J. F/ jMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ q) ~1 R) \7 ^. L4 Z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( N' s, R+ s9 D- q" R8 E( xStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 x+ f! f& \% \' ?' O" z2 H
“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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) h, k: H9 H/ v5 k3 l; _"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 }# X- Q) a0 \
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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.9 ~2 |7 }7 O5 K
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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.% d. x- c- v* w( R
+ E/ N, \% O8 G0 c4 W+ Q0 c: T7 y& P"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.- t% `5 M) ]3 v; J) e- Q# D/ {
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