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. O' I- S6 J4 EA 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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) Z; w9 A* C8 z4 N4 A"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.! G5 g& L1 S2 g+ W j4 _
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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."7 `% @( m6 j2 n) f6 v, p
) I( B( m+ y! q: t3 K" {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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% X, J g3 `& @+ A2 S9 UThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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. X! @3 T2 l+ Z* TThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( {' [- e2 g1 U, P' f& @
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
) ~4 _0 i3 c. ~! jChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.1 ]6 V& ~# |$ a' J* `6 e
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' X# H4 ?/ o% x( o$ u }6 O. {! G& 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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# V `% a( `: v$ d: B0 ]& u"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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The 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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' W- F a* C% o# SCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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, B. O- H$ F8 `; t1 }+ S) O( V"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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