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, M" E e; r; {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.0 F7 ?4 j' F6 `) ^4 e. b2 N
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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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“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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+ x: Q9 Q5 d2 ^+ lThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.0 K& Y2 @* T* B: R1 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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- K' f2 L2 h' {$ Q6 mThe coalition is asking government to:4 Q3 N4 n* y( t, L* B) l$ U
+ `. d9 J/ E2 Y; C5 [+ p6 n% `Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 V" [2 V: S' v; X6 R8 v! @; n7 XMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& @' U; @. v: X" s& b" [Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' W P4 K2 \( g6 K" WStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
6 L) O! ]$ g9 b- |# F g# u: 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.8 D# J1 c2 q* M! D+ ~
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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.8 I$ i5 }' h* A. }% Z0 V
7 E0 {7 X4 P+ ^1 I6 Q$ A& ?4 _; a! O) yThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.4 _5 q0 }0 k/ f1 @5 v
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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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: Z s" G) ~/ {+ \"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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