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+ Q6 k- O5 \, s/ @! P/ r" o1 F1 ~( hA 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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"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.
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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."
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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.2 n5 V6 }8 Z+ C/ H' @+ }$ ~
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." J+ V8 Y& \" G6 {' @7 x. _5 f0 \* }
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The coalition is asking government to:4 j+ k- L6 {) p+ I
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.' x. M$ Y( x$ }0 ~1 j& a ^4 Q, {
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
: f" Y. L' X( P3 KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& ~) ? B Z0 ]& z7 l2 d
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 }! W0 U6 K* u1 J8 l
“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.: Z0 X' T! _8 p4 o. o
* Z! o0 d+ ]1 }& J' h% e' o"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.
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- U4 n* m# k0 C2 k0 e) RThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton., J0 b5 c/ b4 S5 Q
* v; m9 P- m8 ?+ M- n" P7 nCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.: d) I! k+ ~& h6 P4 M
4 c8 v* ^( |( d+ b; u4 z"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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