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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.+ N$ L2 J5 S2 x; }% O; p3 T1 v
m4 m1 H8 @" R+ a0 e1 ]"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."' u9 @3 z% R' a9 b; U; `
! |0 S" w6 p+ p: @ ?" A! k2 oThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.3 n$ n# T8 j2 O3 `) \! O
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.9 p ^' M5 }# B# ?5 M# }, y
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% H, O$ n' J* W3 u. r+ |! s( dMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, q- a1 a1 e5 xChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions., s, t% F' F* b! Q) |% x% E
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 C+ E3 j8 c; n) N“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.. h6 a/ I' Q1 L+ n! o4 a
: O- c! j, T) @1 f) fThe 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.9 |" G5 T; d6 M: Z
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