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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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+ @+ R# D. F( p( x* E" F$ p"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.5 e2 e. c2 X$ z+ R9 b
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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."% G9 T8 P" w" U7 W9 B
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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.4 ?6 S6 u p' h
5 R* z6 i/ X z. XThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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: W5 t- D3 A$ {8 j9 Q- h. ?7 }The coalition is asking government to:
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0 l- n! d% p; h( F1 rChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
& F8 i# s6 L7 e5 H0 v, _Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 m/ d p* t/ Q; QChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ A- s: j c2 q/ r* L0 c- s) O- K+ y
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% W1 U8 a% Q$ J& J) V5 ~. a“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.. L( ^3 u3 P& y% e9 w" B
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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.# A- N! c& s2 e6 F% p4 F( k
- Z- K$ W, q% PCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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; _ c1 n- C( P* R4 D. h' {2 S3 Y# Y"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.; y, v- L# _0 U- i
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