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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/ v+ l2 } {8 E5 D"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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“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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" N8 |0 u8 q9 T; C$ }% g, K+ NThe 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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 _- x# N5 C2 L) S" S: }* E5 o
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The coalition is asking government to:+ K# `2 }3 |6 i: S+ B" k
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
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Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 { `3 ^& p2 Y4 ]/ S O
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.1 ~* p/ i# j# j# ~- }6 p
“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.7 [: m5 m2 F" n" H- 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.2 P% w" M1 ^: r3 L
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* Y! U& R" y/ Y* Y"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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