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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.4 i j' _/ ]7 J# }, P% p3 |5 z
+ G& C8 w% Y1 ~1 E/ h* j+ b9 X e/ r"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.4 Y& s6 m0 _& ]* ^8 T+ R1 f e
7 f$ ^. d& K: n; J" q R4 M“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."( Y1 G; Y5 f1 i8 b& }
( c3 G+ l) n: f5 ]& A& n) q) y JThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.: s3 b3 r7 h% h, B
6 o4 M! ^+ O' v. u9 B6 h/ ?This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.! J& [& d8 b$ t! ]2 c" `* ]
0 B1 H T6 ~; A: b, uThe coalition is asking government to:# o: Z( E0 u% Q
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.: N$ U$ Q& `) n! E$ q4 Z
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ Q+ W& I! A8 n( j$ a
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 d9 j$ |& L0 g, Z, g% OStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.: B1 j S# ]% v |, E
“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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"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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1 L' I! z( [# O/ A# JThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton." y8 ]9 ~0 T" v) c5 g
! v9 u, X. @7 A1 d+ E$ g, b' SCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.' U4 q4 @4 R# U+ b; R
; z8 I/ \2 j% b! B- Q' q p8 r"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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