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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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"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."- Y# s6 T9 D& W% Q* _2 r
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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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5 O' \% a9 j3 `. xThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 `; P& @ t: m, e+ ~. B
^: `9 |' R; g L$ N, {) Y @: |The coalition is asking government to:
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$ E5 `. @7 b ?/ y4 M1 h3 h0 w9 {Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.; ]6 _9 o( F& K; r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 Z5 F) {& ^% ?( e$ \6 M2 dChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.4 A. s: O, ? q' s
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" e. K! u1 U+ H0 z- o“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.$ N& o4 }; u' l) |
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"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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.. n+ t0 ^8 P) N( p
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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./ B5 W- g& Z+ m& Q, o
9 K+ y# O1 C1 ~"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.$ z# s5 T9 n6 u1 B1 b% o* t9 B+ _7 [
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