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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.: L3 c9 B& h% C$ c' k
, F+ }1 p4 F$ U" P/ p) U"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.0 f" ^5 i& x+ `5 P- L
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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."" P0 Q( i; y2 m5 N
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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.4 [7 m, I3 U/ I& X* o
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The coalition is asking government to: _, R6 K/ E* n3 ^9 Z0 h
8 `( {; k, |& S9 {8 U8 `Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
1 A5 ~) p- Q8 J( ~8 M Q! [5 O% oMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
; [ t; N1 M* @, M# z/ L9 RChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. A8 H# r- E1 f u0 JStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( k, _, T2 s6 N7 p 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.% M; ]; D: s$ v( L: s
S# ?5 g8 m) U' 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.$ A7 r2 e' y4 E& v
5 _& W) q1 P3 rThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.9 T6 x. z$ D& ]/ p3 h' t+ _7 D% f: p
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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.
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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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