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, W5 H5 ]7 l e, t' ?9 kA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada., U8 N8 I# o% A1 s& a2 i3 C f* W
$ ]) n3 o9 z4 ^. c3 x"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.1 H( [: [/ z8 D: G9 M
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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."$ s* x' h* m; T" ~, ^$ B& b) X! s: ]
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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.- c- G+ d3 ]! U3 d8 D
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 N( L: p P5 _: Z) y) P6 x
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The coalition is asking government to:# P# d3 j: E- V4 i& Y- ?
8 |. P, x; R1 z- ]+ mChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.) H. w$ d5 i2 f* m
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' E: D' w4 T) k3 g! a- ^Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 R5 k- z7 A! j" o) E( TStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 v& I* ~3 _; L: x6 H4 l“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.( |1 {; a2 b: v0 D2 e' s
) l/ H* T. T8 M( P( 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.6 C3 S" F& e# O& E
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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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+ w5 v" E% c v0 N" ]7 M! BCurrently 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.+ e, A% y1 x( o/ k& _+ _7 n( e
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