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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.2 |2 ]3 B; Q" G
" ?0 r' e( M( C! x6 X4 W“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."
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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.0 A$ C" _2 i4 w0 s3 \; o
3 s' d* s8 i! R. [9 v! s4 p! [This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 q( E& |6 {7 U
& ?0 ^# M3 _: G! Q1 D6 _. e9 mThe coalition is asking government to:8 k3 C- @4 z3 f+ B1 C* c8 \! u
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 u7 O& c% q% B* `" K9 v: n4 F( f
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- H9 {+ K8 y& u
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.( A" i7 d" C' c5 E9 z/ A& C3 Q
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 v3 }+ A# j! [. a& ~+ a3 [0 l“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.. X5 e* K$ j- l4 x- a* G4 J7 ~
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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.3 J8 e% s4 d1 [% E0 X# f5 c
: v2 i% j# A! O" k! M0 FThe 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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" a5 d3 ?! O4 z: a/ U0 t+ WCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000./ m8 y5 z+ {' Z7 o0 n4 I
, f0 Z" R) y* G6 J) [- c"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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