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- q/ o# }- m, fA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.+ |, w$ Z! \3 A; d [& k3 F
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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.* I9 M9 {, g6 y/ k/ X: }0 \% M
9 T6 o/ D) n* ? K“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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3 R6 G$ T1 n/ e! w& JThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.7 P& X9 R" H) k% y, Q& Y. J
$ ~# n _- c. p( cThis 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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' F* E: [% O' w$ l3 H; pChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 m% V; p- j& v% u/ B
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( ]7 C$ J! `. g' c' D# IChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& K" k' k! i+ P' D$ l- j" SStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 V4 P) F) A( w& k“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.1 ~* s8 y- C/ \4 Q3 a* h3 k2 U A. [9 d
& C& y+ O5 }8 A# F) c: qThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.4 W7 R9 ~$ v3 j, j( _( b
5 |9 L9 f: p$ m, O: sCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.# m {+ V* P: a# i. L! [
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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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