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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.4 U. W- ~" C2 e* }& [; I) \
% `3 w3 { t9 g& 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.
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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.
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: A! R3 y! t& z! ] l) @! }This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 Z: w% \2 J$ C/ Z* x+ K
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The coalition is asking government to:
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( w% z3 y- D) Q5 F8 Z2 `Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; n& t5 Q/ L2 h0 v& ^Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
# Q' | I: m; `" b4 [Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
4 Q: e1 X3 z6 `: V! Z# l9 YStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 p+ r/ }* F1 Q, B F# `; ^, S+ s
“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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9 i D; n! j3 |! u"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.( @- A d) @9 s/ _7 ]3 i
7 ~! }6 U; O, FThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.2 E: G, G1 J% \- O; `& X
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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.
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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.+ D4 z. O9 c' {" \; g( a- Z* G, H, I
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