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. h7 s1 P' T& v4 J/ sA 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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* w" M% ~6 ? B" o3 @9 F2 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.; q6 C5 T) o3 c. }' a
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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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.3 C- V$ D& U8 N1 G5 F' F1 Y
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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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/ k; p# | a/ m4 G7 {& Y7 ?The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. v; P# B" p. g$ k
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.4 p$ E& _+ Q# K' ?0 ] I
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
" T1 ~+ s7 g% X( jStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ _3 A3 R4 A1 i- E0 H
“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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"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.+ C- O# Q2 ]( j0 P; z$ t, ~% [
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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.: I" A* X4 h% N! d# m" S; L8 u
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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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& j. E' {, G4 s" G# {4 ~; i"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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