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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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8 r: P, E# v$ l( N+ Y6 {) P4 `' H. I"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., W# _; @. X5 Z: A6 {
7 }8 r1 q1 w' _( Z I3 m“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."* B# r6 L) \- S5 N% S8 s* N ]: \3 Z
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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.8 {8 v1 l5 m* M) g
9 z& L* q" c1 @- P2 T* K7 BThe coalition is asking government to:3 F! i* D( W( H7 F+ M$ I$ [6 B
) T5 M7 |; U: QChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
" `5 Q# `# W/ w' H9 h. O% LMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
: ^0 g% V4 z, k% {Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! K8 G- L" }6 z2 x2 eStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 x/ V- Q4 @, ~* G/ Y ?% 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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0 ?# J/ f# O0 }+ A"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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0 ~+ R! K2 I# q! U! 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000., F4 \# g# G; b8 t& a
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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.* u' z& U- o# c' y
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