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4 w( |& V" l7 y$ B% @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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4 l" N3 E4 B0 A' p"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.3 x& Y7 S5 x; ]+ R6 b' b
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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.; h# h+ d( f% ^' I8 {$ C& N0 V
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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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$ I6 W+ @6 B Z) {# H3 E* s: CThe coalition is asking government to:
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& R& G+ r4 m; ]Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* o+ X8 F; u4 z0 g
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 R# ^6 Z' B; f& e2 @2 u% f
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.; S* v, a2 x% Z& F% }4 C2 J$ M
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ w; D6 q/ Q! ^9 x% D6 s: M6 l* B8 f7 U“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.! I S- R1 @/ w* n3 a9 ]
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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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8 m1 K6 C6 D7 v% h* N' ~* L' 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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! ^7 C- i& v3 P- e" GCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.; g8 [7 d' M {3 y V
; V+ G e/ K0 l"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.+ E+ q+ f8 d! ^# [3 }+ B+ y
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