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$ [( c# ?# N e" F3 d0 f" uA 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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3 o) F5 _' R3 K! z- J5 s5 ^"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."
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) r. R7 Q, [- v- N/ a& EThe 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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6 e8 y2 j" x' a! d7 \; WThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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* r" P7 X! x- u; G* @The coalition is asking government to:7 d* O1 k2 r* d4 E2 I
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
+ S( e- h- B& pMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.6 Y1 I2 R, f. E7 g2 S0 y) k7 D
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." n- m0 g% z# Q( x
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
4 A6 K1 q) K4 c- O! o% 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.7 L" S4 I) J2 X8 q- q6 i) j/ Q
[5 i+ Z$ D, N% C! k' K, j"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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$ }5 G e3 U- h) p" h& D; `The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.( ~, F+ D! Z- ?% [9 J! J% p) S
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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.! l4 r9 R8 d; p- R7 g/ F
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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.& P5 D9 t, n) H4 S6 _ \* Y& w
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