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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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"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."
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4 L7 g9 a' ?1 k8 z- AThe 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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3 s9 }. C# ~$ |: y& n) H' @# K6 RThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups. `9 `+ C/ [6 O) E
1 @* e) g) C5 Y! e- W" i wThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. B7 p) O0 {# n2 c$ N) lMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.6 b0 N4 Y) L' @( M$ ^
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 w) x" Y7 n' J$ z& H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 z5 ?2 B; E/ r1 {
“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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$ z1 n) v2 U. n6 O4 T+ X, Y"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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) n# k1 w0 P3 CThe 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.( d7 e+ ]1 G. d/ s% L
8 S! e, ^! a- ?2 ^"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. {2 Y" l2 I% ]
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