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2 J1 z) \& H% G8 ]) tA 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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"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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' I& x- p4 f1 F4 \2 i6 E“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.
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n4 |) X6 O- X# g% TThis 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:+ X& v: D) c* O& R; q8 ^! e" \
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.: K9 @& ~, O4 t5 ~' \$ A+ C: c) g
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
! f- j- }' h* ]6 @+ IChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 s6 o- E6 f. S; D9 G1 {
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.6 {9 `5 t, p' O9 v
“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.5 a) Y/ b$ P8 _! U6 Z) R; T C
0 |# n% }1 s; N8 d"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.
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The 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 10,000.0 b$ p5 W" U/ c- L
5 h* D9 t) z# ?. K" f2 K"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.+ l! C1 P- r! Z
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