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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.
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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."' P; F* G9 [* J. w
$ w8 a4 a1 Q+ Q* WThe 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.( F$ N$ A; {" d2 f
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The coalition is asking government to:- [0 J! T; w) s2 p2 Z2 z
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.: U1 a% c/ e! t: v) R) @0 a1 _
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
0 N# C: r" | o0 B& }Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
" w$ r! @* K# E q7 U; G( DStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.) H& y( x, d; b! g- O+ D6 L
“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.# M' L$ j2 o5 g
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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.8 N) ?* E/ Z! }, H' K" W
, n, @2 z) O. W1 m( JThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.7 L1 H' X2 F; P7 K* m) Y+ ?2 H
% \& ], w# Z7 s3 X; }+ J# bCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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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