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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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1 R6 a/ p. o. Q& p"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."' R: W( J7 Q0 C3 G1 @& p
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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." ~% o+ }6 o0 [$ _* q6 U
/ h1 j! s& N* S; V+ K v2 uThe coalition is asking government to:
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. S7 H, z: R a0 Y' o9 L( _Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( y$ y3 @6 b$ {
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' d, V! \. a0 K
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
- n1 O4 t% F8 n8 \& AStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ `7 J6 m; x; U/ {: c# n$ c“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.+ z' O: b# s4 N7 R$ s, R
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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.' ]& J- Y5 N7 d+ ^
7 w! t) K9 ?( D7 t$ \+ TThe 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.- d# f, M9 e! J0 ~9 ~
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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.. @$ T% v7 k' _5 y
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