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6 e8 o6 c* Y6 X+ i8 r" Z' H0 W% dA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.0 o! j _: T% V3 _/ `
5 w0 n; ? O1 c E9 |0 v% r1 x"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.4 \+ G5 o! I; K1 B9 }+ l1 c
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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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9 o# { G. ^+ E: TThe 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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( c' Z9 O m. q! M0 U5 f# G, sThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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, _- k% c3 H5 k' y# X; _The coalition is asking government to:. F4 W i# M0 T, Q; }% y, k
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- o! q5 B$ n0 H$ M; k5 G& E" n, g
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
* x, I( N7 H) L* YChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. @* n& ~& B0 W: d4 {6 t* a7 t) RStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
) J+ T# v, j& n# q“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.1 O, ~" B. q; Z/ _" R2 s
* T. {# G, ]; o, K7 P/ ^, V- Y"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 j6 ^6 r- i: ?8 K5 F; u0 |2 d
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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.$ }6 F7 `) \; R* x
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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.
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