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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./ d( N+ ^7 Q6 m/ H
0 E2 e9 Z" D& v4 x( G8 E9 \ q) z"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."1 W* G' r$ L+ I9 t. q& X9 x
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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.4 y% I% |, k/ a- f
8 o. ]' `3 ^+ K" b8 H/ X9 h. YThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.' r# t" o3 }/ _
- X0 k/ Q3 o, p7 WThe coalition is asking government to:! \! V- X8 X: T {% J8 a
- f5 X l3 |- V0 VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 ~6 {9 {) n5 F1 I
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
0 Z6 l" d& f) W3 mChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 u2 K4 D v3 H7 t
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ a9 ^5 _! U) u% E* c; a/ W0 Y
“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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: x# A5 a1 A y% ^ w$ x1 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.2 E$ R7 a- p6 z9 L# Y0 P
+ x: ^. H- l' Y: p: E4 G) [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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3 p# ]4 C3 P# `3 I, E# 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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