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; x2 L$ j' V, zA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.+ o J. ^! x" ~* i
2 c0 s, o8 \ v) f4 r4 i7 A. ?5 t"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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8 `( b4 N8 c1 J7 k7 r9 n“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.0 e) R' B2 C2 `. g+ ^& P6 F
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.7 Q3 F( d) C; Y3 l2 E6 y) f. ~
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants., e* n9 G l( ~: u
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
- a2 Y% X: C( O& l* W j- F1 t. pStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.6 D+ S* x+ u; E+ Y7 g c" z. u
“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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"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.3 R/ w2 a U4 v" k4 ^
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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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9 |# K2 w7 X& `0 R1 {, fCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.$ ?% z% n; e' F' `& F J
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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.
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