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- b% U6 Y9 _! L" g# GA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.3 l/ D7 h6 n8 u) ~1 G/ }7 _7 K
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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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' V& D+ E3 @& O7 F0 U“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."; e d( a' w' k. q. s( G
4 K0 c4 A% a1 E$ ?+ |6 tThe 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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+ O4 r& P' j7 y9 jThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.* m+ R! H2 _! {4 X" h: {
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The coalition is asking government to:# x+ I& v* l- B a
1 Y' N R$ u/ b8 HChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
# o v: B7 {9 g" Z& S. Y0 w' UMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.9 f: K" z: X ?- m
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. G/ c8 i& F! t2 h% F
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 u. t! |" }# {( k# v7 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.: [ P1 N$ Q. n! W
" _6 Z8 H7 q- ?; F9 d* P) q"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.5 K' l' Z. z/ F. I, H
; T& Q& g3 z& j% z6 |! j% ~Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000./ ]" |$ y: l* |( k* E8 I4 t
/ {4 q/ i7 S# @! H T0 l"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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