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7 B. u1 j3 l6 T* g, g# JA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.+ S$ N5 F8 h0 ?* M
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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.& h3 t( w% H/ h. L9 a' O/ G9 K
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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."* G4 [' r8 x% H
: K8 Q- J! r {- ]2 i; B# l# vThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said. c8 w& Y; i5 W( k; E: s# f: a
4 c9 ]8 z3 l; E# TThis 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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* i6 A" g0 r# G( G6 @* b
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 m4 I- C; i9 q: N8 a5 K2 }Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
8 k3 G2 W# J8 J- E2 z$ E- vStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( v& l1 Y8 c" G! v) W
“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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"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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P3 q9 r k; c0 S/ W0 m GThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.: [- V) @$ }& u8 @+ A; q6 D r
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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. ~3 d2 ?3 p! ^; k$ u9 \& }
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