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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.3 h; h$ h6 a6 F
9 ^! c I; c/ z" c+ ?"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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' M) x5 z' A* `. Z8 }5 F' _“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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5 o( P! u. h$ v5 R/ RThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.& q. r+ ]7 n: w6 T- @$ w* n1 d* u: n
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." O$ i4 R9 H; o) g
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The coalition is asking government to:
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7 s, a4 o" X+ n0 q+ F, @2 M9 vChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.% K# A3 R) I* n: @. F0 {7 N
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 ?3 O! Y# I$ u2 e
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' S- x5 I+ i, @5 y" P3 ]9 jStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 P- |5 F3 W. T: i
“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.1 r9 u" ]! ?$ |$ r1 D) J' ~
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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 {) Q' p( v( X- ]$ }9 P
# i) `) _8 _3 o$ K1 YThe 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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) I8 L9 @, ?: v3 R$ w: l1 hCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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) [+ @: ~4 B A0 N"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.- a4 G X1 n4 k& M! r, ~' v
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