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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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/ Z2 J3 S3 ~6 `% [- r"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.1 ]! r2 s1 \3 S* W; S! Q: d" I
; i5 _4 _$ X7 C1 W0 M“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.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.* N$ Y6 G7 k' \/ o
9 [$ l3 E1 ?2 X9 u, {The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.% A' \; p O, I k7 [
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 a& `, j6 O7 }' E/ o2 z! n
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 j( p# h+ r2 ^4 C6 a- I. {( e. p6 uStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
2 }3 {8 E. ? B$ Q6 n, b2 }“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./ Q$ D. Q- L G# j0 G
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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.+ ~5 G7 H" d; k' j" s% }
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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.
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& D( L: Y; {! ?0 D. `Currently 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.: ?! A. d1 V+ s
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