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6 M4 Y7 B/ v" `* D' e& L6 n2 I" _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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2 m& ]9 ~8 {4 g5 V"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.4 a$ c/ O5 W9 n! G" x
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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."
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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.
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. x' ~, h# i) k( f$ D4 `9 HThe coalition is asking government to:, [) |. k- X1 ~' w
7 ^. n$ d7 L( H6 V# C- VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.' Z8 m# L6 B4 p
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants. A( v7 s$ ]- z) n6 ]
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.( h1 F, B3 D: |$ B* W
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, B1 P# U( m! `8 g& y% s. O“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.
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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.6 H7 Q8 d/ r/ U4 u. n* ]
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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.
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3 T4 ~1 R1 h3 W r1 N: R"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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