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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.2 z0 @9 H. E# ` ^5 @1 f1 ~3 A+ |
$ r' K4 H; l$ D4 k, y4 d D# g+ x- G"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.! K) r+ m, J1 h0 N
, F3 _0 H6 a" D( `5 F“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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! S5 u. T8 m( e, o% m6 ]This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 X* Z% _ m! f, U+ n% r5 X
& e" U/ S7 \! U) u) s- |2 VThe coalition is asking government to:( Z! ` p4 G' U( ^8 m8 n' O4 W
# O6 d' [5 g6 }2 z- KChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 s( G9 Y* n; h. P" cMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 t! Y5 [8 y T3 P# y, H. u
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions., n3 A8 `/ {* E- q" h# j0 d. l
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 w0 G! q8 T% H5 V. ^$ v' o2 r+ S
“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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; r& u+ z, s% a"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.$ o) K; n3 u/ x: X* r
# \" _1 l0 v6 b# u% t+ F; TThe 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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6 `% ^4 K5 \' S; _ ^Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.% e4 g+ Y! C2 e c' Q
! c& o; _; v2 H% `7 V, t8 K"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.4 W# m; }% S- C
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