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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.* a% d: `. L3 o/ J8 w
8 _' j4 U& R2 g3 o8 |3 {. 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.1 b7 {5 ^5 I$ E( Z5 B; h, H5 j! V& k
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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."- _& Y. V+ F% o3 ~
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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.7 Q, k4 y+ R$ ?8 ]2 d3 {3 ]4 t0 G
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.; x5 g7 f( G. k5 n! h
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The coalition is asking government to: ^! L2 O, B1 d( R0 `2 D e
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands." X' a; T. e* V' w
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ o6 w+ J+ ^- \2 g6 I6 h: oChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
+ J2 x* g. E2 r% [Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ Q# ]. n( T9 t' C3 }/ @“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.0 v, z" c# z7 Y( R* y/ W0 _. G& b9 j
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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.$ [! }2 M+ V m+ i. E% k+ Q2 Y
: \* C/ E# t( E8 WCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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.
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