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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.* Z7 j' M' u5 |/ X4 J
& d; Z$ p3 L( m, ~"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.$ {! ^- r8 b$ f G: }
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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."& D( M2 ~- _" @
- Z. f9 ?1 v+ ^! B- hThe 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.5 \5 J w# S; ]0 L$ D" ]
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The coalition is asking government to:) \ S8 \: c3 @& w6 \0 B* j" G. I
9 C/ f4 S& l- ^ {7 S+ s! n5 f" ZChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 G9 a* y. a5 ~" I4 l* X
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' s( j& J& f0 E, ?, v7 L
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ O1 B0 _7 I% w' uStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 v# J$ E1 Z# n. ` ^' I7 o
“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.9 {! z2 I F5 b% I
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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.* z* C6 v/ [" n
) R% v% h' z$ Q( eCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ i- N; t, l7 N; R
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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.% |1 {7 {% a, y; F
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