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5 V) w6 n( i( [$ P% K) O% xA 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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! A* @* c# n( d+ ]“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 @. X! R8 ]5 }2 Q6 v- fThe 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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4 y u; m% ~* t, [- M1 UThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.9 W4 ]0 E5 \1 n2 C3 ]
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 e7 A/ D( K" t$ b! Y* fMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ ~; u4 [8 n: e, ^+ o9 C/ G! iChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions., a/ H: @- x) m$ c/ G# \2 q& q9 Y
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" @9 U5 P" [$ o7 v, B7 l5 Q0 \“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.$ O# O5 E4 m2 ~ |3 v- t: v
$ n' S$ w" W1 H% I. D, P"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.$ S6 q7 e4 b9 E' {1 b4 T' H
+ F; } M* @; U# mThe 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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1 ]/ C, O( o, ]: yCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.2 t% i: m0 V, V0 t& m( O |; y J
( `: j: C: k6 q; h. Z, {"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.6 g$ b( }$ m1 f# ?0 J" T
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