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/ D8 ~) i( F. @) |4 LA 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.
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2 V* y O7 }/ K2 M* p% T“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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9 {6 i4 F+ }/ ^! i: |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.
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; O% s' N" U, f3 N3 qThe coalition is asking government to:
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5 ^9 [8 A6 k- k, o9 O0 {0 O1 KChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
) X; \& k9 [# ?+ ]Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants. i2 u' L1 D3 ?# s: M1 a: f
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. A! P! ^2 `/ B/ C
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; |4 }( u; h. `4 P& B
“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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2 |1 c* |# u2 Y"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.: i# Z3 G1 i% r1 L
7 ?- s8 Q* V2 {' CThe 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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% ~: @* ~& b+ s8 VCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.9 m4 s; V/ N8 {" L9 `; X
% u9 n! U- g* o6 b$ S% M" W"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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