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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.8 T' x' x0 P" `
) i" O6 M1 Z! p! H* g"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.9 z4 B5 t& [0 D1 \- r3 A( 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."
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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.1 ]5 J, R* B% v* L
1 I% m3 o5 j- q, ?5 F% tThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.0 x( h7 Y. d' q- v$ B& x
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The coalition is asking government to:
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0 k8 D1 d1 l0 V& Z! Z# l7 K8 y( {: s: rChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! j1 q3 c' I& X8 h
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ ]/ b% c6 N% k6 A8 V3 i) Y8 V
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! v+ c% h( y/ ?2 P3 V5 ?8 WStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process." N) b1 z, `$ x) s7 P' @; l3 ?" n
“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.& O' l' A% b# ^8 I% k H* K" c/ R
) o7 r' m0 }6 `: QThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.0 S* i8 G+ G# R" O
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.3 i. O& G p# u$ g U
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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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