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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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"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."
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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.! E* S" D C: {+ r, v$ V
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.; j t; n/ t0 n
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The coalition is asking government to:
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3 R3 q( m+ C" Q" bChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( q8 @2 T3 |0 B. E/ Y; ] i+ g5 v
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( \9 W0 I* q o3 ^2 wChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! s5 Z* R4 Q. ]: O) i* q, LStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 A+ Q$ e O- f& h4 B, k M3 D“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.0 R( Y6 [3 V4 z; O
$ a m: J( I; f' N- ?3 \! G& k% ]* |"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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.% K" O" J* T- S: _4 }! U
# i& F+ b' ^8 f, @: \2 a# y( hCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.6 V! X6 ]8 K( S4 x( ^& @
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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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