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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.& `% }# t+ s5 J# n0 ?4 w! U: {, U
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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."; [/ n( @/ B. h% L8 T$ Q
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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.% H" _+ r# s* N5 s
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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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. B2 `! S9 M1 Y X) I8 vThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands." S# w8 l, X% E! q
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 X; H4 W- A8 w5 @/ {; nChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.* v @9 `) V. @$ T0 U6 h/ V
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 G5 p2 I$ L/ a! ?- r' w; S _
“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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1 F! }9 F& r- h4 G6 Z: s"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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4 O/ ~7 v; U* B3 h9 [' UThe 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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& J# s. n! g- A9 W6 o3 GCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.9 C! ~ u5 l! P
7 k* W4 K' H Y" w"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.$ F3 s3 y; ?0 @5 G, b, G
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