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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.0 p( z% m/ s1 E3 {' P
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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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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. l* U; k8 S7 f# m( k6 g |- h
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The coalition is asking government to:/ n; l# O* x. n7 M5 m
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.5 t7 ?2 o n- G6 n x
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 r. c. P% g8 `+ [' A' E" z2 r* h& Q
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.% L. l- x$ }: n" F/ r1 `2 n. H" u
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 ]1 ]% R# e) y- e r' s* l: f
“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.% T- k, q# ~: e7 z* l% u, p
1 k% J# q+ G% @; u8 U$ M"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.+ k$ [2 H% T8 u( q6 A% i0 @2 @1 `
0 X& w! s6 `- l; r8 o @" F% 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.6 g% F3 U! P) @7 C( s J( i
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