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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.5 n8 v! a3 {5 @ m6 a
( p( @" P/ {( p2 A' s"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.9 q% I! h |( o- z+ Z1 H6 F, [; S
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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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$ N/ Q$ o" T+ _! TThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.( x9 z$ ^' C1 v8 c( `! d
: N8 |7 ^3 d! v5 _" oThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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]4 D2 `# D$ Y: `+ `, c2 vThe coalition is asking government to:
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/ B3 I5 [2 m) |, O* O mChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.4 W8 k h4 u. s6 G3 W
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.: N$ N2 H8 V$ }3 @2 ` i+ w8 j
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. T& U+ n- t( i0 _Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.; X/ Y, {( p( L7 r# N: u8 G/ N
“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.2 J8 W& E8 T1 O b: Z7 y# k5 Y5 `
5 {) N( F O* ?% v& F3 K: i: y: M"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., e8 {3 Z9 M1 b
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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 a F: i. R8 j4 @
f( q( C; @9 y: c# `Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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# n6 p8 y2 @* ~# W"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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