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6 Q3 U, Q: G+ k$ F, oA 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.: ]. W/ J" D; L8 c0 M
! [2 v$ R6 Z* }1 j! G' T/ ~“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.
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% ?1 C" }3 D2 R' j8 f2 xThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.# q7 Z9 Q0 T/ @ }' ^
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1 E7 O4 L& ]! d0 F' v" P- rChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.4 L# I* w* t, k1 J8 O, t
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- B* T/ T0 w( VChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.% r0 q0 ]6 J6 F- k! ^
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; {( j* J2 i+ P+ M! L* a2 H5 v3 i3 G
“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.$ A( O' s; Q' V$ ^: S0 w. e
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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.- _2 _. ~9 p4 O8 ~3 n
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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.; {: [, f& c- |) i8 Y
8 u/ F8 {/ L( J+ z, {0 W, W- }1 UCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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\- F% `- b# N. w0 g* @( ["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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