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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.$ H1 s8 h+ w8 w
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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."& B4 s0 T* V' Z# F" m* [' t! i" O) h
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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.
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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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5 o8 U5 T3 ^0 c$ Z wThe coalition is asking government to:
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# c# d. ?% \$ R5 YChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 K4 L7 s: D. U) b% f: v
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
- n, N S8 T; h* s0 u6 bChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& q$ V+ T( y, _5 d! N
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* o% O8 m6 d6 p! I( Q# E7 f3 |% 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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1 Q) S [- C ^; [2 G3 A' g; M"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.( [, p$ g V* e( ?; i& G3 ~: n+ k" o
8 e5 G+ S( v% _& c0 K1 ]The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.$ h5 _: j. X8 P' c
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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.% b3 G5 C3 A& v1 l! M1 U
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