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( B5 R' H2 v2 ]5 M' S/ r" \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.5 | }: _, ]& \+ f
$ Q' N, ^( D& a“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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.2 ]2 f8 f" t9 x: v1 O E) x
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.7 U3 O$ R" O0 x- i! \
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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.
`; E. O3 X# c' |Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." j7 G2 _3 a' ]4 [
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
O0 d1 t0 X* b5 n, BStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
! u9 h) r6 o5 V* p( \5 q: s“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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U* A. r$ \. _' B" E+ m"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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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.
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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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