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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.' q& |- j# ]1 \9 Y! a6 s
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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.
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2 E) s( H6 U7 [/ O$ v; o“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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1 l: ^2 s$ Q! P- [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.
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The coalition is asking government to:$ Z" K0 s! P+ q
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! |) a: J u! Z$ c% B
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 b5 t$ \* i( vChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
% ~9 c7 A% r* A! g9 hStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ v$ w5 z5 U: p ~1 w/ b5 J! k$ w/ r& 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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5 W& |; |+ V' Q9 P* x1 }7 X"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.& o: }5 g, ~, e1 ~7 [9 Z/ `
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 O3 G! f2 x" h
; r6 ]0 A4 D# H+ F8 }* I. R"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.) r% E" c3 e4 X0 M9 i! e& m
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