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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.. \; Q# I1 v5 D- T
6 J1 [7 w: O( [$ Z8 ~"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.3 M4 P; t3 i( N T
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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."0 @' {6 f9 Q2 {& b$ h. Y( h
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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.
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+ g2 B8 I- d' I- e3 B! ]0 f7 `This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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+ Y7 A" A3 G" TThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 L. p3 o- `, J+ BMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 W) D+ p6 M& ?+ G4 |& q6 B1 p5 n+ ?. ZChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.# @' B3 v L3 m* W2 H' c8 K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* K( {! G+ G9 e# k“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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3 M4 i: p, t, _$ p; G( H"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.% r' t( ]( {( k; J6 y2 V* N. |
+ Q, r7 |3 f2 u& w( o/ GThe 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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; ~0 C* j& I' ~% |. m& mCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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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