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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.+ [( i/ V( g' Z3 b4 n4 j+ m+ G: c! |
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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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“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."7 N: @# {- w( U+ v& a2 i: ^
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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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0 W5 ?3 ^: L6 e6 yThis 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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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
/ V9 W4 m, x7 e; ]4 u1 D, mMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 x' o! k" n' P0 j8 j& b. ~( E% e, f
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) s! B) u" |) e2 \* X- r
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' d6 S) M, ]* U/ V; S6 u
“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.' D6 H$ Y% }0 Y8 S0 B' ~& X- \
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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.
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$ v8 ^! Q; ~3 w3 l) gThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.- ]3 n& c' K1 L" [* S! Y
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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.
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3 c1 B. J/ X% ~) C; ^" j5 d7 _9 i"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./ t: m' K0 v; m' O+ l5 l) j
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