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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.' M4 [2 R) C9 g8 Z; {
3 g5 H1 U2 C( V& Z* y% a# }8 [1 D"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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“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."3 F; `/ H9 M C
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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.& }6 i4 j: B" v) L" A. M
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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& V2 @( F: K# B6 @The coalition is asking government to:3 E' h7 X) V8 }
+ K) x3 t# V4 i6 W: dChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 M" W! @& C) W3 p; ~# u0 ~
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.+ x( m) s& u! T) t8 T& C& T
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ b" e+ \# ]. w1 e; s( YStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
|9 _1 E7 A% b“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.& N5 g0 B9 M3 E. ]. R+ l5 n9 `# x
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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. [& S! ~: g3 r: N
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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.9 L0 D1 G- |* y# R7 X
- h: i5 {: t5 [& ECurrently 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." t; j& u: v9 A' c5 N
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