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- {% n# C+ e0 `; `1 y8 H* qA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.- B6 n U+ a5 [ G
t& i+ W1 W# M2 ^"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.6 q( P' C7 b8 j% ~( k3 W0 \ A
9 C; M9 y+ y* u# |: T1 z“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."# e$ V* E2 B2 ]2 H8 V( o* f/ Y
+ d( \! {) v5 s" N. \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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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4 |5 b0 U0 \( K" }" l" nThe coalition is asking government to:" }/ C- L( Q: o0 x; q
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands./ C9 J( X1 t5 I% l$ C
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
8 @$ J8 P" w) t7 g6 LChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ D6 D7 T7 q& z1 b* m0 X& RStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.* c9 [0 E! [9 X' T& U) 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.
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% \1 B4 ], Y% Z* `7 n6 D8 w"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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% p+ ]' C8 a; N) q' L) u; OThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.+ g1 b6 B) V' i }' J @. O
) D4 ~. Z' R% c- o& s9 i& G5 z! c' T# ~Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- M9 @- P+ b) f% L3 @* \/ o7 q# E
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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.: @2 F: j$ \, @2 g- D$ x7 E
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