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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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/ ~; K. 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.
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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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" T& x+ [7 N4 j7 s0 |/ @' BThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.! H: F6 @: e9 I. Z. W, T
0 t, ^ V6 S8 _: ~This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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9 [$ _6 c8 g9 h. aThe coalition is asking government to:
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6 p0 p& d4 q, b1 vChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! y5 I* E Q# m1 I$ i4 ~5 d1 D
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& w3 [6 k% [ f( G8 e
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.7 e) Q* L7 W' y4 G) w
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.! A6 e7 f, T7 T# v' S
“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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.% S7 `0 m4 ~7 s( J! P3 Z
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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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7 H T6 s& i4 X6 ?8 ["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.$ _1 f* b$ f" W; U. ^6 O5 V0 |
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