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2 r ~$ w; \4 O2 V3 {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.; A% H v+ V% ^7 l
% b9 M5 m# e" U8 I"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.1 [9 ~' r, i' l5 } V# c
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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."% Y, | ?- ^$ Q' t( ?
0 n. x# Z4 z/ j! LThe 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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9 S' W* d7 s) g5 Y ?This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 q/ [# X( ]! r
- |+ c/ p: l! ~ f5 KThe coalition is asking government to:
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# F5 H; y! ]. F* ZChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; B& J4 L8 r) Z- V S0 _4 h9 vMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.3 z* k" U* _, Z* S4 w2 h6 B, b; s
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! X, r7 t6 e1 Z: E, E3 C3 C% TStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
- J- Z: S# g5 i# o P“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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, d9 Y7 i, q& c V7 v. 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.
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" N* w/ b7 T/ c7 L% d7 ]+ NThe 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.
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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.. l: ], V/ i+ _( p! G
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