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s! O3 _. J, E: dA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.+ Q9 W( X8 R4 S! p0 T' M8 l
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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."/ ^( k& P* e! [
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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.# }: ~& O8 z+ {1 }' N
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.) ^! B% w f! m i* _; X
& j) f( x! M" A- D) FThe coalition is asking government to:+ [2 L& z2 N1 \, G. ^9 i' w
1 Q" t' ~7 ?, G4 R7 J; ZChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ l% T" u* w$ U+ k9 KMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 Q( D( I( n8 C2 X: ZChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ t- C' r% w, A! R( n/ z8 {
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process., R6 h# d2 o- W3 q" U/ ^' B" m
“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.4 w3 s2 W5 T, l4 u
0 c1 C) X+ }, h9 K* B"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& }2 H' e* e3 W' P) f' _
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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.3 O! ~2 D1 j- B5 [& W
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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.( ?+ {7 _* }6 Q8 f% K9 |, K0 @# k* O
3 h. W4 Y9 j9 a1 W"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.9 `& |3 K# F% }# X
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