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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.% [- U* l4 h- T3 N
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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.3 V0 J1 E2 B; K1 h+ N5 B9 }' b
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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."
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: W4 p0 }! U m2 m5 wThe 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.
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The coalition is asking government to:- _" @& o2 u8 a4 |
% ?1 B; k! ^9 i( rChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ B+ E0 H. U$ k1 d5 E& \Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.1 ]- D6 Y' K' m% M( [
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.. R( F2 s; S; F, E" X
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
! U4 b) ?/ x) r! O. C“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.+ u- S) i$ K4 |7 I) c! u2 e
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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.
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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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) _1 X1 j0 L' K( q9 \Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000. ?# h: Y$ a% e. u# l
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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.# L3 }( I! B8 m l
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