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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.
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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.1 Y2 x0 i9 s0 m
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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."2 j0 H9 w; {" k, j$ G) K5 k0 L
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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.! b2 p3 S* q/ ^) M) @- g
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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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& L+ y5 [3 s V4 V4 L: h' ~0 a: }; sThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( |( K5 R- _% E* t
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ X: X1 i) |3 ?; x! R: j
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& a+ J" v! e/ i3 X4 H2 W+ {
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. ~& C& c }3 Z! x) N1 q“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." e1 j* q3 H$ U4 ^1 K4 y
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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.7 Q- C8 \: {' j( W
0 X5 i% K/ k2 vThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.* R% W& R+ R4 Z0 L- U+ F8 q
w# Q7 {* C2 V( v3 r' w" r" y; uCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.. C# w ?& V) e8 L
- P f: G; j' Q, `4 C4 e3 F* y: s3 v"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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