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& C1 A; v1 C0 ]' U+ e' ^; ZA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.3 w7 s( n( |' T8 z0 a/ W- ?+ q
3 l/ b& V+ Q9 s( Z" e0 a) \/ [# M; S"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., \# q! r( C5 K4 r
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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."( y" t4 o3 Y" w% k/ z4 r
4 H/ g. d* R$ b( t' {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., s, ]" N8 Z% t; N( u9 e
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The coalition is asking government to:# E7 m- w! l s" _8 O9 w
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ ?' j( u# F8 ~! { EMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." L1 x9 Y1 j, p( b2 u* N
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: h7 a; |% o: d& W' R* i: sStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( V) g4 [; R2 ~6 s- c% B( ]5 ], ?“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.0 o1 K; p) \: z7 A3 L/ D
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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.
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2 n$ s. f# w/ v+ j2 v8 F1 V! ^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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' E* b7 x4 X7 w9 O$ P& ]"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.- a7 k* v% W; f, L: X: w0 a7 [5 n
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