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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.
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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.0 `$ x# B$ ~" a
4 ^4 q; Y$ ~( Q7 I& N“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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4 C9 C+ r3 w1 j" E$ k$ j6 WThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.! G" |- Y7 N6 ~ ~% @. Y( H B
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 r9 I0 T" q0 ^( k
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The coalition is asking government to:
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8 Z% n A P5 f- `' F2 hChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( F- y) P; ~: \+ f' I0 c
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.( j$ j* [1 ~" Q2 d$ g* ]
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' u3 W( U& h9 F, N* x# `Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
5 M! m6 b& _( E% _' \“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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2 d& P8 U. f% P; f NThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.. a2 v j' ?/ _( S
6 [( v8 s& C5 y3 ]( U ICurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.* o7 z8 P& t4 i2 Q; X
- `* [* Q L6 C8 L/ a( a& o8 W3 m" c"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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