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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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1 n/ m9 V$ a1 G- s2 _, V"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.": T( z/ J5 j- w8 b5 C$ j
; O6 S1 j8 n( Y V; B" i% @% p9 ~The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said." h0 ?5 L( o3 l& Z" H& b' r4 D
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 R, h2 W E! a) e' Z$ aThe coalition is asking government to:. F, u. `7 L1 q/ r! E8 ?
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 `. o% {! y* y/ T& KMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 ~7 d, m, }* {7 ]
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.8 S- i* G$ `+ I1 j0 D- _! F6 _
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. F7 K |( ^* p. }4 Q$ J9 [+ 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." Z4 b& c4 h* n; M5 Y
8 Q: H6 x8 H: [# c4 a+ R"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.
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.3 I; ^% k- X. [' u7 q% I1 _
& Y; ?8 l- R5 J. S4 ?& r"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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