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b; ]4 S; a) I. b- S. F/ o1 YA 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.") S" @! d$ V0 s0 ~5 f) n/ D$ g
& r/ m- S4 k6 x5 {The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.2 K: M: F7 v" }% K& j
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:' z) I; g7 _# f$ p6 U6 K
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ U, ^1 M3 x1 N' F8 s# _0 O2 Z# n" PMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ Y2 h3 x) T H" C! {Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
1 r5 d3 ? d/ R2 D* MStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.% E4 l* {8 c/ j% | J( r( e
“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.
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- s) S6 d7 M. }0 ]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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1 s' u$ U% ^+ a) M4 E& N: bCurrently 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.+ {$ _: Y% F4 H( W) H
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