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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.7 P% w& j g$ O z4 q0 q4 f) v" M
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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.' Y# n9 f1 f+ z
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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."8 Y7 {3 l7 V$ a& c {
) J4 j c) M! B0 R% w! a3 JThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 p: n; M J% V4 S. f* _& i
4 e1 B$ s5 h* ^. L2 D, a- |4 zThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.& Z, s) T- T/ D: S& Y! M- T( K. [/ K
" g2 A2 k8 @7 k4 u$ G6 H" l% D5 g; lThe coalition is asking government to:
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# c5 Z9 q2 W" _. rChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& N! S0 O ?9 X; X9 t4 C
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' U* B% x5 o2 f: w/ L4 q
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.* t) G' A; a2 R1 V B. x: U3 K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" B( @9 j' `/ A& X4 F“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.5 P$ m% v' B8 _; c) T
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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., X( I" A( ^ _3 T0 I2 X3 q6 e8 {
0 ^1 w# E; Q k* ?! Z( A" q8 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.
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