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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.
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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.- q3 b% l4 f- Q o1 r! {7 d
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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5 F4 x8 Z- a" e# k* lThe coalition is asking government to:
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5 Z r6 a: O0 ^$ n% hChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
& y1 U8 J, Y W% c5 R9 TMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 S9 s# m2 f& QChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 x& A+ [! Q! M; G* C9 cStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." f- l7 h( i% p. U* t$ l$ Q
“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.' d- k/ p8 ^6 N3 D
( Q5 }+ s9 |7 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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" l' ]- a+ E& CThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.; ]& Z! e+ O7 J% @+ x
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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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( Y* @, c8 D: h"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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