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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.$ b7 Z! K- g- M# y8 w6 `
- I# E- {3 @+ G- L6 k% v# W"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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- V3 ?, G( J0 a5 ]: T# `( U“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."1 j+ G t. [; B& B2 r: \' t
9 @8 ^$ G+ e, c! A# ~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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" z2 J1 q8 T4 H+ V! V# a4 s' k. U. ]This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.2 u, ~( q0 C: F2 r$ ~$ ^
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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.7 }4 i* M+ m0 @+ }% N) ?7 Y! K- c6 h& b
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.1 P: z0 c4 \/ ? |
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
) _' u0 @5 b. s2 d( x) X. F" \7 RStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.5 M: i3 {8 r9 x9 [9 e$ 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.* Q7 l- X1 e* m% L
) c( h3 u0 {0 a"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.' B Q5 w: z+ C2 c8 J$ ~/ A
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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.9 D0 k6 r- e$ m- J
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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." P7 V& E+ ]! V/ N+ W
* n2 ~- x7 A$ l( F4 P. @"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.; C' c3 j! @/ r4 _
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