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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.3 `. t l9 Y& s. P: h8 T
0 b! i0 y) s% g/ H0 |"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.9 _% P2 H8 H! e, R
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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."
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0 U% L" _, T5 `9 B: {The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 z" S- L4 K# @& I- {9 @6 h3 A$ y
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This 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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! ^9 C2 u- U& S. C, e9 M7 yChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
! K" O/ Z5 ~- N) V. {7 hMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.: q8 Q/ E4 d6 _( h# j; B. f4 t
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." Q! R& B8 A! p9 k8 b4 ^4 G! ]
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 f6 I; U* r+ E$ q7 L [+ W5 j
“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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, P+ _/ b. {) j"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. O/ M1 f% v n2 D" G
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The 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.' C0 E7 w& r6 r/ @4 U4 T! F
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"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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