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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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8 H/ S$ q d8 D% d3 j, j"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.5 ?2 W' |# v& S& E% `
) ^) [3 i2 o& a5 l! i“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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5 |' s3 F0 J* S' `' |6 I1 RThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 q. N5 j S: l+ I, G* M$ D
9 x( P& c! j: H. u4 IThis 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:$ w% d" ]' v) q C
; h/ y6 M% P1 f m# a RChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. V& t. e: }( T* Q( C; K# ^+ k
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.: \4 f) J1 s5 w4 U. V
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. U+ |6 @3 i( _% S6 _" g
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" R: G* \6 q$ h; ~! g“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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2 l# p2 L% _) ?"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./ }# d2 ^- L* F4 ~4 F
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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.8 o6 a# a* |- ]& g0 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.' p& o. ~/ Y1 N
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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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