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# s: P* L2 c8 k! G& GA 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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$ w2 w& J) B q# \- Y! |5 r"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.! R3 X2 M+ v$ |8 }
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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.+ o8 h6 Y; G, L1 L: `4 ^& @; _& P
6 q! f$ g: R2 z! R3 @# O7 DThis 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:
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; W) \, f9 M# y" g% qChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 t3 X9 a7 Z0 |1 @, p9 b4 AMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 r, I# k5 k. T: P: O0 g
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.8 \+ i3 ]6 |) A9 n! f6 T" H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
& b6 X/ S0 `: g“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./ _2 G1 ^9 H% ]) y4 n: e( D9 K
5 A1 @! J8 Z y" Y$ BThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.- o2 D" \5 P+ v/ ~7 D8 S
! `1 ~# L* b9 V9 B+ @Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- [$ T6 t; m% [; i1 e, `6 k4 V& k
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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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