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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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3 P6 ]& j( `* i1 W, w3 r“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."0 E! X- ^0 C5 b' E7 r
/ b! d+ Z! Y! c7 W3 Q3 [3 TThe 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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0 L. f- v2 t' e) {0 \8 MThis 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:
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5 d/ {% m0 u# D4 ?, N: o8 KChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.5 X3 @9 c& o' y% _. V
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.. G+ P8 Y9 p& `3 j3 S4 m% z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. C4 O' p! V. d- F$ \+ xStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.. H4 n' t; h3 n! U+ y1 S+ D
“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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2 ~- F5 M4 G( f3 t; q, ]"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.' Z% c% F" t- A% I5 n% x; [+ @
% r* e2 l) W2 p" TThe 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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/ F1 ?% x$ i8 Y7 n7 f: sCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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* N* q {% ?4 _8 A"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.; g9 R4 ~* S+ n3 |0 D0 q: `/ g" W
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