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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.
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4 L+ a. k* L( S5 P: |8 k/ g"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.% @0 F. ?& |6 z+ [2 R
% t( O& o Y8 L$ L% N) |/ Z“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."$ T; R; V$ a, l3 Y# w5 R7 j
2 D) U1 V6 d0 O8 Z& Q# _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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4 b/ `5 a7 }9 C9 F" G% nThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to: _7 Z% D. \2 w, j) ~
3 J# b3 @! q8 z2 ?1 HChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- W, j2 M7 t ?9 ^- w
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 w. f3 q% w" p: o: t
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
9 e0 v/ H& a2 h: U! M# u3 bStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' T: X1 a8 X& i/ R. K, a
“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.2 V- p" D$ p. f! O
; t2 r5 C8 F. v! O* L5 I3 G"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.
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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.: @% g* n+ ^7 l* O0 ^! E
/ ?+ k+ V& F' X8 E' aCurrently 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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