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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.# I! ~ Q/ o2 r2 F( C4 `
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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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# h0 C+ o) m2 D+ q“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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; F, r+ u6 a" U. ~The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.; p) |/ u; A5 |+ E
$ n# [ N ~1 D7 Q* p) `% qThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.' \1 ~: `6 K8 }2 g
- E9 `, Y; p% c3 v; MThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.7 O0 g- H( @0 x
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 T0 u6 o2 G8 g, M; R2 W0 yChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 T! J0 d" p) {1 i) F8 H: tStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
/ M7 U3 p1 ]' Z1 X- [& \“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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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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, a6 u; n0 D( c/ P0 ^0 d3 qCurrently 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.
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