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* Q: Y4 m1 o `9 C- w [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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6 g, r* c) N5 _$ a"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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2 x. S( B+ D$ j( D“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.", i& l9 m3 I6 z0 S2 d
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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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/ k" B( a6 D5 \. W& i0 X1 hThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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1 T' q. Q: F# l3 eThe coalition is asking government to:1 Y3 Q. r, |# ~2 X: W
! u4 X% ?/ X! s3 R. P5 ? Z2 cChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 I) i' s% T2 ~( B" C: T$ z) Z2 m
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& ]' C' W% L3 r
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! h5 V' ~2 f1 {Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
+ S: A4 v, R/ e“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./ h, m. P/ K7 U- M' O; `' {5 D& q
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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.) k/ I$ B- @* i ~7 b/ u
0 F- u& O7 w( C8 tCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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- i/ g) R, T1 C" i" R1 u"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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