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5 A/ F7 g+ p- H* N4 N8 cA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.0 H6 p( u$ Z( G% w
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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."
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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. Y) b' y/ G+ z- U
. d5 X& r5 H3 r" pThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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: `2 @+ P' S8 ]7 |9 W) k' C4 v: q$ U9 fThe coalition is asking government to:
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e6 L) e6 _) G0 m" @) gChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 W# M# P& U, J4 X
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
O5 G- q5 E) ?1 o7 yChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
) M- O' V" A; p) R, aStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ f7 x0 D% a x: f- z5 ]$ E9 u“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.# V; a9 r z- G% [
3 T& w3 A" }1 E: B7 p"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. P. }9 B. g& ~
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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.9 C$ a" r. {1 V# U& w R
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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.. b1 O) Q B; ~
% f2 x: V+ u, P! b"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.- u( U" A7 ^! ^' I7 A) y ^( ?
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