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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.6 C; Q0 [- @* H/ z* ]" t
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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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# u7 A( W/ X0 B; f2 z5 j& eThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.9 e3 h5 D+ |) m2 z. R- V
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.$ D, N) U4 X: N
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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.
# [2 K/ [; N2 t- h: GMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
* o5 h% g; W; A- J+ U3 fChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 y& M. j- p) bStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 X: Q* m5 i4 \0 J, }% O“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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"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.# x/ H& Q8 H2 g/ c
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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.( J5 q* y# {* Q/ o
8 r, a+ |- t) A b& h5 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.: L' ]* v/ `# s+ s7 t
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