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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.% e) Y6 z& K! D5 |9 V9 k% Z% F2 o
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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.2 L1 S+ ?0 H% {/ s- x
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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."/ B, {* i6 p( {( ^, P
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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 O$ L' }8 J% t% D3 ~3 @
# x9 e% a7 u. eThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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7 H4 z+ A2 d8 ~The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ {5 H$ J/ C7 g1 [3 {$ A) U0 _2 vMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
# Q5 S! {2 I9 J2 n4 F+ q4 U9 AChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& O- L. h; b9 W( A Q' Q
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% ]9 Q; N1 G% u. q9 R1 ^2 p2 v3 v“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.9 r% }7 T( n& j- t) F Q
8 a$ Z4 p+ e' 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./ `/ |2 x# x1 T8 x# c
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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.6 O7 ~! J! a2 G9 X/ o
/ b+ C2 u4 j4 ]Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000., n* [5 \' x$ c. `* S
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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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