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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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"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.) G& d" C; F; X1 j
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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.". V8 ?" h9 C a8 U: X6 t
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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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0 F0 D, d+ Z/ V$ d, i) W U1 NThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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% H7 [6 q2 S0 g8 UThe coalition is asking government to:: R$ v: [$ c& A! ^$ i
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ |& F1 J5 f% y
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& K: e! h5 H+ l; W
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
8 `" K" h( U7 y- wStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ T' J6 a' G6 _: W! O; Z
“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.9 G r( _. ~7 X# z: ?: s
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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.: b# |& a; [7 A' n/ ]/ P" v8 x" m+ S* F
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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.
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