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* S: z, e0 _* L6 O& KA 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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"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."/ S2 C% D+ X, w7 `5 H$ M- V* D
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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.3 _! B' s+ L) X
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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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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 Z( F/ b, w6 P: Z) G' I
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( U0 ^ ]* h9 h" E* DChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) r* s/ u0 h& i5 a" L% \
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
/ b/ S0 u4 J/ R+ [9 G% J' h9 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.
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"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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9 [% N N7 y! O& {) j+ xThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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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.
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) @8 W# Q' D- W) o1 E; R; d"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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