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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.: F- k6 R) T9 g8 o& {0 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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0 G! }2 V$ F1 i0 B“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."- \% A, D# W) Y/ O( k' A& b; P
+ D, K: Y, V) E& y KThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said./ |% f: B" ^- ^% e( J3 h
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.# X( L; j4 o+ j" U
8 \& I& N1 i% Y- A8 Y/ W5 v( NThe coalition is asking government to:! j' e5 U |: C
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 j# p1 J. h& y
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
; ~. b: g! ]; W& LChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.4 [( ^2 a" |- `9 c* S; B% t8 Z8 A
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
4 d% O' Y7 a+ `1 m“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.+ \/ ^9 k9 }1 n# ?5 j
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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.9 k$ k% h: @1 S- `8 U
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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.
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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.& H- @# Y L! d
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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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