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3 G8 r3 ^4 K" ?+ e/ aA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.$ G! c) Q! }6 \- c1 {
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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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$ V6 z* k& E' G8 u! i# c1 r2 Y“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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/ X6 t" r0 M( f7 D0 kThe 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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5 S, k4 ?6 N+ O( U6 a9 F. }This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.2 Q3 @& @0 K5 V: w0 k4 L7 c
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! P! U2 C/ Z1 V) L) e6 P; S) m
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 O# t: ], O! _5 M0 ?6 j
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
3 V0 m* }: A7 i" h; P6 B3 s; xStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) k+ a/ P- Y+ n“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.6 @3 J8 V: x3 v5 a( M- K. Q) }4 X/ t
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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.7 q1 |; h1 s7 \, K- d
# U) g, {9 L4 G2 X/ M c1 W4 c( ]The 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.
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/ h3 d$ \$ n( m, [1 H" H# T"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.8 Y: |9 F6 U9 U6 f6 l
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