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u2 z& B1 |5 z& j1 K% _7 B5 ^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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6 q$ d+ f. {& f* W* ]8 |1 u' [“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."; t+ V0 I# Z7 C& d& {
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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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' Q5 o" a2 \7 s4 l3 K' X4 F+ Q+ J9 jThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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1 g6 X! l2 f2 qThe coalition is asking government to:' a$ ~" q- C. H- T0 a/ B' T
5 F! M& m# c- f2 O: |Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands." `2 S' P: J, q* I, V" I
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 f; U2 O/ d8 t: `8 t6 p$ zChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: H/ @( @, O4 dStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.: C" E; I0 A7 u7 s* B
“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.( v( y, C' |) h3 o: {4 T
. s" Y) @) ^0 q# g+ aThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.) h1 U% ~0 c6 j5 v
, q8 l. D( k" o8 |7 F; U- |8 ECurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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"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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