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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.
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' Y l. c! b/ r5 o- c I# B"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.7 W) I q( o+ y7 F5 }
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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."
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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.1 g" D9 @8 r U
. }) R. t+ k0 N+ [6 cThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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2 j' C. T$ }1 Z( C: i7 aThe coalition is asking government to:0 p, W5 W- c+ B, g& x
% i3 p8 L; V6 {Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.$ X& \! a @: Y! `! O' v
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.1 f" s' E1 _7 j# `" j4 M
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 z3 z1 B0 g% b! C" L
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
, s# A1 [/ D4 X# _5 F“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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# M' d3 b/ u' G: ] i2 g"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.! r1 R# P# w% n1 s L% W
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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.; }, Y( t5 }8 D- s4 K I
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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.
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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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