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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.- ^. }9 d: V( F/ |: d
! g) b/ B! ?. J# ~. i"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.7 Z2 I1 M% p, k: J6 ]0 D
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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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8 T ?! W' J2 _3 Z7 c% MThe 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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@0 ` I! Q% Z4 l4 I0 BThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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O- e7 n, S* ^& s: oThe coalition is asking government to:
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: p* T5 a7 b# B& M2 _" r7 ]6 FChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
- u' o$ O" v0 NMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 b) W1 L$ Y6 f8 u, F. A7 DChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. M7 H1 x0 b$ A3 O7 O7 W
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.% o% P$ E8 G5 `8 C R( Q* X( 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.: }% T, y: B- K7 w8 F
1 J) L$ R" ]: F( W. C"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.% O1 A/ X& ~3 ^! I: X3 I8 ~9 F! K
U: ]+ N+ ?' r7 j$ NThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.3 O9 v, g4 w9 ~8 ?* U5 a
+ K1 y; e, v7 J. cCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.9 j& g, Y0 X$ Y9 P
: C3 ~, ?2 Y7 F- ^"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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