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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.
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$ n( k8 J; X" `3 \"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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8 E4 t- y5 r1 W* f% E“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 y) D9 i6 O% m+ z: p5 U
2 X. b0 _' q, Q3 Z) A& oThe coalition is asking government to:' B" R: X5 L) N% V" q+ f! z8 V
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& i" D2 v, }. J3 H- ?3 {/ d. L( ?
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." v7 y% q5 l$ f( x4 M: i( q( J0 |
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' g5 K' [$ L+ F6 q$ U- q( _1 AStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 f0 H5 i1 E0 _/ r+ A5 `# ]% C“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." o) x- | U4 Y/ [) a' U
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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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7 I# H7 D$ f; wThe 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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( r2 I$ a6 A" Z3 F' w+ L f"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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