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/ Y3 a- I. ~4 k5 W: N, iA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.; A6 O' x3 n( G. v, y9 ]
2 k' J$ y+ \# ]- A) y: E& A"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.- a8 J8 W- u: I- \" i _/ P4 V
& E. U" D+ j) m8 V“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.": s% l6 K* s9 W5 U- X
# ^ R5 r2 n* o6 g% i' IThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.' }6 L5 w5 [* V' s$ G3 r
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:3 E" C$ M# e4 M. N4 Q
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 G, _. f; r$ ?/ ]% v2 S3 ~1 {4 q& kMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- H3 n* ^8 x$ C2 Q! g3 j9 {. x
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 e. V% ]0 Z6 i0 ?/ V2 k! o
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ v( U3 Z8 d0 i* N0 D+ I& [0 c Q- B“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.- g5 @6 w `6 w3 y
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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.; y# B: I* b4 W! r
0 o" g2 V; ^" a+ J4 _The 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.. I0 K% I+ |; z' c+ Y
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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.
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