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+ F; w! ]7 r4 M7 `1 dA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada./ Q! Z& z) v& O. n( e' Z3 g9 p
% z. [) X! G) A"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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) ~7 `$ M! K( e) v% q) r, o2 }“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."3 ~1 P8 ?, [' Z5 u/ {
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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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0 ]. D" D2 x0 N) ~# D+ w, W* XThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.6 j2 M' ~. @: [# j
) H! T8 `5 K g3 a+ g. FThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 b1 [4 p3 ?. x+ S- J# u$ g9 ^Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 N( g* N0 l9 K- ~Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 t& ]- ?8 L/ A# V0 g4 t
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.- Q' q# f( p9 Y5 b
“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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% q2 d3 S2 X0 e3 }9 o3 [' ~3 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.- f9 s) G( F: Z
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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. `$ X. P: Y' s
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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." q0 S0 U/ Y/ Q* O
. F1 z! B8 C: U' k1 K& X3 c"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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