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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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) Y% b. O V( s; a"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."* ]5 ?& c, C* a6 D' l& u! ]6 c7 s0 h
6 N' @) u1 _3 P+ z4 @* ~6 |The 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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_+ T' Q8 K ]/ F' K7 yThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.* ?+ m& c- r0 r' R. b
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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.
- i) l/ b/ p& ]Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
6 [$ N9 a: E& M' J* Y! V/ rChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 x" A+ k& `; W* n1 E6 `- s" LStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
5 k% r! b+ X/ }. P; j; U% a1 q& ?“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.& F5 l4 r3 n6 a4 W- x
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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.) M3 i6 X) W+ U; D5 ~1 o* K1 A5 _
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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.
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. I5 K9 b1 H7 f/ C# i ACurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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9 k* v; U$ f) F' x' |6 ?) q5 B! z"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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