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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.1 w4 L, B2 n. B% ^( f4 }1 J% l& b& H
. c8 E, y) ?# C"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."- W1 i( ]/ e9 Y6 |5 A g
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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.& y* K5 N5 x* y
6 @# X0 `1 \/ Y. YThe coalition is asking government to:2 i" ?' E( M; n3 d2 u2 d; H9 {4 m0 l
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.6 F' A: H/ V/ t R! \
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.4 q. M) y% m# h H' G" w! ]+ M6 |; \
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.' Z3 O0 n; H! p& v3 p* H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.! I) R$ Z* J1 I* L+ C3 x
“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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# H2 R& j+ `6 L$ J9 _* G% h"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.4 r0 k+ q3 O* @/ F6 h
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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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5 x) `5 h5 k1 c: u- Y" N+ P7 YCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.0 B* G2 f- } L0 d/ K1 H
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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.' H: [( a/ ~+ A3 {
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