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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.+ b9 f5 ~ W' ^4 _- B9 V
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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.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.8 A8 v) i- j0 {! f5 H6 C
) q1 ?5 l) q$ X1 U) G: C# pThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
2 p9 ^ w& p+ D6 \# V5 ~+ n: KMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 Z5 f& o! R: c. X5 ~4 ]+ h e
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ }" K# T h' V2 P1 b3 k4 U
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.5 J t+ \# k1 E/ J0 L7 w' f/ K
“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.7 O' ~% G" g4 ` \
' ?; s1 D# U7 a, j2 Q"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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/ E; E% [, R( JThe 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.
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1 _# Z& _6 p0 E6 I"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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