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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.2 d, g( {$ v7 I7 C3 Z/ ~
) ^ x8 O) T6 ]5 \, L"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 x7 L/ h+ R6 h! s
q2 W! I+ Q3 v5 M5 e! l“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."2 G6 G9 p3 I; q% X( A
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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.+ g4 N, d" T" B: ~/ j1 B* Q
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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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! m- f* E/ o5 e& B3 T( A \The coalition is asking government to:0 |! B1 i+ M6 D! U
3 ]& @! \& e1 I+ X* Q6 b2 u. N8 tChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
/ t- o4 y- b' u7 h' a6 tMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.) `; k# G) }' d B- [
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." O+ M e; V7 T4 a) D4 b( d: L
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% @! D- R9 b" Z6 U3 `+ D- ]: a“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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o7 p E( j0 U"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.! q, M2 y# g1 r: j
- p# \# D/ f; U4 @0 g) eThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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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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o6 a# W4 p8 k$ ^1 w' v"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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