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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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"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.2 ? f( X5 n: K
5 p9 \7 L# e: X$ T C7 G# l7 J“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."4 v: J" X/ { \5 g0 K8 s: j4 Q
# N5 @9 z# q7 S) v, }The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said./ R r. _: H; U
7 N# p# {/ j4 UThis 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:2 o; m4 M( m5 T) A+ ]2 a8 p, g8 i' j
( q, ]# F5 V5 ?2 b" B+ GChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* `" a$ b+ f% e2 n, ~. k
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; f: u7 G& S( x2 ^
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 [* C5 b/ ]5 ]1 G# pStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
# b; T" m0 K _3 Z# D“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.& O. ~4 C4 `. v: d$ u" u
' R h' s, }0 y"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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* y3 T; ]" ?# o- r, x: N' HThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.7 v- b0 Z$ f; P1 R" @! V" I$ M, ]
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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.. U& n9 c9 a. u/ T: H5 n
* s7 ~% M9 w0 ^' I2 h; s: [0 D"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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