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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.
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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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- t6 Y. S. }: D1 NThe 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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! @& @ Y* g6 e8 o$ aThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.* F; ?7 M' D# O8 ]1 @
( W& T$ f* p( \: `' WThe coalition is asking government to:
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2 v8 e4 v+ z& ^. @# kChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.. h( l5 A: p1 |
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
: e c2 M2 \/ p6 u6 @/ S9 lChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' y% E4 p7 L* K1 K* s' ^
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
& j; Z9 Q5 z7 o' @0 ?% ]“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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r+ \$ M3 D" A% H. L6 l7 v"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.! O1 F' w3 s* E+ c& ]
* S: ?& p4 X% K- R. w1 i& HThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton./ T- \+ `2 w t" y9 H' J+ f9 n, D
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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." x) Y8 B3 q$ h7 @: s. E" [# i" l. m
8 ~4 I7 j: d4 s# s"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.& f' W0 i9 }6 V; f* a: S
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