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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. ^* F3 p" p' B: H7 `6 m$ l
7 ^& x0 Z& S3 a) g6 U3 f- N"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."; X2 |6 p% K# X4 L8 ~
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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., s; [8 q3 I: z0 n( M
l' x7 y& H( f4 d, L! rThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:7 }1 L3 N- S, M' O8 ]
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
, i) ] a9 [' `& x2 Z: \, F# r" pMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 d. e9 B" u4 [! x: O
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' e; e) ]& F4 _% Y- i) N
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ f% E6 @1 @0 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.
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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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The 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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"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.: D4 P! J. f# V, S6 ^0 j
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