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, g& J4 c$ ~+ E1 \( rA 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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9 A/ r% v8 L: 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.
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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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0 f+ W/ ~$ H8 |: \. F+ L" DThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.' v. U k4 V1 V0 h- W8 C
- k. M( V3 D" c* C2 dThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.4 B0 l$ ~6 f* s8 s- x: E4 l3 N
% {" q8 e. n' W& F: W/ R0 i3 KThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
# t( Y+ z! R" {$ ~4 X1 VMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.0 {5 S Z3 \0 r' C# S
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- J( h6 v' }1 H, _( Q
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, R* e! h" s2 o" P) b$ w( V5 ^“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.1 O% ?/ Q& f) E8 K9 @+ U( J
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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.5 v/ ~( g# p5 G) v0 A3 L+ Y, G
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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.
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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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' X& F2 B. N& K( `" W, S; z"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.- F3 W5 e3 @0 m. j& E
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