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, c8 ~/ ^. o# B! [ O4 j4 BA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.; {$ R! a: _( B+ h% T
! {6 F) k9 L) J, h5 c* _"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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/ E: Q; S8 D1 w. p* l% E! Q“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.; c3 i# z+ D* {, Z
; Q" |. d$ x' x* KThe coalition is asking government to:/ t; e6 j" H+ I7 A \& |
/ x2 J+ J" b1 G3 GChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
! |& Z1 Z" m" ]; u+ BMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.3 Y9 \1 U- Y3 x
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 [7 V. j' A3 b& h5 ~
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 A( N0 P+ f6 A5 |% a) w. o# P“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., b0 c6 Z9 C. E( t# N9 q
. d' `/ Q% o# \: z1 L( S4 p5 H"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. z5 Y. C/ Z5 D. W) N( r- N! U
7 C; w. y0 ?9 S: I* r$ E7 U6 `The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.' @. y/ k# {) |% ]3 ~; R
9 r& }# Z( G! T+ C: |. S) t! A& lCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.4 b% S; X" [# Z3 Z; r1 v, m6 g
% D3 [8 j+ C1 u2 v+ I"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.1 @; F1 g* }2 u& q: u x+ R1 \
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