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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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* e/ b& A' T: Z: y"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.# E7 j$ J- h. R( Z% G8 V' N
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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."7 |7 `0 w3 v+ 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.5 m$ N6 z G% W
, |! K: K1 x! }7 tThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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- w: `6 ^' }0 g5 X& b+ k) V bThe coalition is asking government to:$ }2 Z @: H0 q' I2 B0 V: L; W$ N$ m
6 @2 y: J d3 `Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.; U: D9 `$ ? j
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ s; m8 p0 y3 S. g' f# n6 \$ T
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
3 }# G1 g) K2 K) ?1 ? n; f1 j- OStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.: I8 Y" s5 b( }3 z0 ^
“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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"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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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton." ~- d4 ?7 t# F6 Q3 a5 f
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Currently 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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