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' ?# o3 q4 g" ]5 o+ _; J; A( ?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.
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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.! p- y* u' v+ R# \, v
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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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+ K& y9 _0 R6 r; F" ]The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.. |; o6 `1 U9 A+ L3 `7 c0 ?
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ t, x% b+ ` U/ m) d6 Q; F
3 i; U+ Q% I2 ?" w/ _The coalition is asking government to:
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6 p: v1 j8 R* m% E0 K" HChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ u$ Q ?8 v1 ?( e2 rMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, m5 `/ S6 M, t7 P7 E+ O, t* QChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
$ | w$ s; e+ M( d' PStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 ?2 i/ \9 A$ R( o! h% s$ g“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.7 ~" P \( F1 Q! p) H! X
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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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) R4 K( a: m6 B7 F$ h"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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