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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.+ s0 J* E8 Y$ C
5 X9 N9 U2 \: J# Y"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.3 M7 F' h$ g/ y5 n$ _+ G) v
& [& J# f* g! 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."
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K. o& K; o% X2 i7 U* O5 S3 [3 nThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.* L7 T. M' {. ]) z0 o6 V; v7 `
1 @8 g0 w( B% |( R3 {! pThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups., ~. a- F# q/ [ h/ u, R
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The coalition is asking government to:8 A- f, E* t2 _# X' Q0 b( u
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.2 c* u" G; X; O+ O2 l
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
) T: X8 W, ?3 D4 P' A4 NChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, }4 F3 ~2 _# N" fStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process. @4 P& V5 K# f
“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.% F. F) ~! ~2 i& E8 j
7 N% L0 E4 a( y/ Q' A* b0 i"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./ r/ O# L# B7 S
. n/ C0 w) M; u& |2 l* b( d# t3 G: d/ uThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.; l4 @/ ^5 X; m7 w2 w. r
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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.) r% O9 e: C8 t
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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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