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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." N3 _0 j# h+ q- }/ q* J1 d9 f
3 O) r2 L* B. f+ s# L"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., z Z4 a& h d f+ Z
% h& V! s& C4 V$ Y“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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' c4 {$ ]& _- R9 @# D, _The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.! I) r1 _# h4 _& I [6 L
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.7 c1 m, x1 o( j/ @6 a
. h" \# H+ m' E# d3 z2 tThe coalition is asking government to:
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9 C: q7 ^2 A9 EChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ [2 P7 B |5 I& D# z( uMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
9 b; s3 i7 ^# ZChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.7 s6 C' T+ d) f
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ l1 p5 _; `% y- S* N
“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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9 S. P9 P1 t5 `4 t9 C3 g2 ?) a& a3 ?"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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D9 M0 P* V; t+ d$ U# K) aThe 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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5 s7 k! T; N. U9 i$ y- vCurrently 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.& i, Q5 c! G8 p2 }( A5 S3 j
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