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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.. Q9 l! _7 B# @) t
' o8 x& D) V a- P- v"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."
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# @0 q. w Q, v2 p2 x9 K" OThe 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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& h7 F5 @1 u0 F& Y- MThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.$ D' t) s d+ v4 s0 _: D4 {3 s& e0 e1 _
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
9 A* D; |, X. H1 a7 X! L. u7 ]4 iMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
+ B8 s. w2 f% ?0 l/ c8 K% ]Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
8 T! A2 G* }7 L7 r6 e9 O- d1 }4 T1 vStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 ]7 r- {7 {5 l4 ?! f4 m
“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.5 h+ ~/ P/ X. S1 I
, U3 U& _# R/ y"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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/ o' U- w; i- `+ j$ j5 _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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000." Z2 k/ g# V& T; U
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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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