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( p; M1 e' N. v8 V$ q6 QA 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.( i$ K) a0 G6 E: N- e" B+ r( u( T
5 s T# T7 ~2 C$ e) f& I% ]1 T“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."- o$ l* s' q4 G0 _/ i
6 e: b" r0 X# \! q- e" { @9 PThe 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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4 q w* y+ `$ k( h# k3 F! L+ rThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 k& S& E6 @- n+ u( u* m- y
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The coalition is asking government to:
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/ r/ I6 k4 x* l) fChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
! O9 J& X" _, |Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
8 Z" ? _' J4 l! AChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
; \6 Y# V+ J9 @ V4 wStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# \. F# A8 f! g" i" `“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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/ e! w) w7 j2 e( x0 H"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.* P" J3 U2 G7 P$ b% u- T+ y9 f3 w
7 i" d+ w$ i$ w8 O7 nThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.6 P X6 g! D" n' Z% I' r* B
1 t1 A6 {- v( ~( K"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.2 f: [% t" J/ z" Q6 w8 d
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