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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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7 N- _ ?8 l( g"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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+ f" v! z% G7 p$ x4 H) {“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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1 S# m: d4 E6 \3 WThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.9 D& ~4 r5 G& A( @
4 k, R# _( k9 N5 ^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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7 |) O* M: r4 ~& W& k: R6 jChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 n7 Q' `# P$ M6 l$ R. t! ]
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
" G( k1 F$ f$ _Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 @% _7 u J; p; R2 |( o6 `8 Q) e
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 V" B% c& n5 _) d
“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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5 B1 e$ O8 e- o( q% M+ ]9 O"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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# R( V) \' Q+ D/ d1 X2 }# hThe 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.' v! S5 P5 n2 T
8 Y. x6 Z' A1 g$ e: Z"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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