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1 E( Y1 ` T" f4 x+ F! E: _( QA 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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\+ n, _! @6 l# |/ X2 z* F"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.6 r& w- H7 k0 k/ |! A9 e! \, s
5 r: X( h: Z$ s S$ m% Q“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."" |: ]: a* ^0 P* J& T7 J0 A4 K1 A
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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.
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; s( Z+ H, ^- R sThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.& }5 y% I6 Z) y6 Q8 E
5 p3 Y5 w( A, QThe coalition is asking government to:# Y q$ b6 {3 z$ a% P
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ ~- Z# V5 d$ M q' ~; r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants." _' [* p+ @, I( H8 z4 g
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( j8 u& I, a( S! X- z$ ]2 AStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% N" B6 `7 ?; B; v5 Z9 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.
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) i6 w* g" T2 W; B* O' D; p"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.
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& N' L, [% v: B1 u5 `" p/ @Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.8 ?3 [1 R6 n& e3 K
5 x0 H' a$ {2 p$ }% N"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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