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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.
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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."6 a4 q1 D: D! n# I
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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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. O6 [0 j+ ?5 k* v& v6 DThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups. Q- d* {8 @7 U
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The coalition is asking government to:" x6 l8 z# x# I# I: }7 e7 |
2 g" c9 D& Y4 s1 K8 U# E$ tChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.2 O9 H; Z# e1 a
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
0 {+ f% `" G( \6 NChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. R2 v, x' }3 y& F6 R0 A! s9 ?
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
- O; o& P" C& h ~“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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* w% X) V) G" F# `2 w"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.% Q+ m# q' \! _) \ _- P8 N9 I
" [ T, x' f0 V% \, FThe 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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/ v% K2 _; s0 z1 W, P- m, [% qCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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/ ?. p6 q0 w4 i3 A8 |/ e"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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