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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.& V& D+ f7 H8 ^
; p2 u+ l0 K6 F" j" F' t2 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.2 X1 g g5 P9 U5 v# x; v
. R. f7 q( J m0 s0 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.". j- ]2 i4 P; A
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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.8 p2 f2 c* D! i6 C; i F
1 J. M* }! R( _' W) c$ IThis 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:9 N3 ` a/ E5 G' C9 B
% f7 a% ]) \( U) zChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.' G c v+ ]% ^! D. j2 |
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' B. n( W d, z" T
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
8 G0 P* p0 X% `) ~; w4 RStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.# p7 l. I1 N; z, C0 l. m
“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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. e3 u: j6 N7 t"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. x& O! Z. b! W# F$ r
. e6 s3 ^# N( eThe 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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, c/ ]6 w: J' n' h9 u% p- ~* xCurrently 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. L* w4 x) j. F4 ]3 d( y# a
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