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- N' z' ?' p% r: A$ R# g" tA 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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5 d2 w2 x$ ^. J; Q. O7 K2 }"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., u0 C: L% q/ s4 x( O G; @& |
7 K9 I2 Z" d/ d- `“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.") S0 ?0 T. F8 N4 ~) n9 c
$ ~" A( j5 ]; n7 L* ]3 sThe 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.2 H% \+ ^) v1 T8 [! [/ |
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The coalition is asking government to:
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- S/ H$ c& G. nChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.0 W! @! J# @) ^3 F8 r& H
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.5 M( v- m7 N" \+ O" D1 N
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 @8 u, Z/ e# S8 L
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.* Y" E& z0 }5 O' G6 f
“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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, k% j2 P9 ]; q0 i"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.( x; |& M9 ~ f0 i5 T# M8 i* N( R
% ~% g/ c5 o4 E" w5 ]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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" }* T; c) j9 X L- t* |" zCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 o3 Z2 P/ e% H- l- _* T
: o: m; A9 L K5 x) h3 {( z1 y) X"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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