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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.! E. A- @- u- W# _$ H1 B- ~+ B
# d% i9 i$ K$ n0 V' ^9 R"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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1 g& ?2 N; |& T0 n2 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.": C; ~2 y3 y5 b/ D3 A7 Z
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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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6 {- H- R9 F* [This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.' ?, Q: n8 m' H1 J
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( H3 f2 U2 Q9 n
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 h* q- C" |, V: n% `$ [ V
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.+ Q( ^- }& h- \7 m/ |& a
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 R1 [/ f9 Z! ^2 |8 V2 N“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.
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: S' S7 z& h- p" [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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.2 Y+ E9 T7 }# z8 g4 ]
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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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