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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.8 z7 U( L6 S4 r" Q, N; s' u1 C$ 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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“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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( G; {9 E0 a K8 ?9 f7 b9 KThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.- @8 J Y+ p& c( o& i U1 Q
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.: l: V8 h0 |4 a' C: L0 C
: C: Y* V5 r3 Q0 iThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
9 j& W' I- _$ @& XMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.0 s: L: X+ I5 ~4 _6 ~
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( R! @8 c" r& Z' UStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
/ U. m; Z ?. m9 K# K. k6 [“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.0 u) R* f$ p! s" Q) a5 ~* }8 M: l
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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.! P e6 O9 [ J8 ? @5 Y% g
' f5 f7 f1 x, M9 _9 NThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton./ [8 I- h2 _; ?# R3 W* h1 Y
7 q& t ]$ |9 a; P( m5 `3 r5 tCurrently 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.
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