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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.- e- \; z' Y6 D l8 i3 t
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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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" @- n' Z9 ~" k" g& W“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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# O; t) d( `6 r& }% G# gThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.* ?: N1 q& T' @% g$ _# R
7 w4 {: Q/ s/ I6 m: b) }0 l) oThis 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:, \6 F' j0 a$ `& i! y
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands., ]" t+ A: D; R; j5 I; \& @5 y
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 c8 n/ f4 B( D9 d- R; k- bChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 ]* ]9 l+ \1 n# p6 W' v0 LStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
2 [+ X: y* Q1 l) |“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.
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5 d3 h6 d8 g1 n& t2 y6 WThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.# S( S6 B0 Z( e3 n6 J$ A/ H4 O
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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. h: \5 y' k" G" L
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