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J7 {, x, }; }1 q6 ]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.4 a3 U4 d# c& u( P# i' ~* c
9 M2 A$ E7 C8 _0 L) v0 [! [+ `"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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4 @" L7 h1 }7 t9 e+ G3 ^“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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4 y( ]$ C0 e$ j. @The 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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* m! z+ W7 p4 A9 T7 U0 j4 sThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.) W/ ~ Y( O, Y" [
8 ?4 U1 b$ ?6 |% J- VThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
~6 `$ l: u& s8 YMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
# C. l+ t3 g X+ r) }( O$ D1 r* \Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. E5 r1 I1 _/ a7 |% C- S
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process., P; [2 i5 Q5 T
“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.! X0 [* }7 e9 E4 v+ u5 K
- i# D" k+ c6 r* A: r( d3 y4 G" J"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.; o* h! P: |# Y) Z: ~/ X5 V
: Y) [& ]" `, U( O% kThe 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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2 i8 X8 M, S9 ]: D0 f& x. y1 A# q"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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