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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.' l) q/ O; o1 J
) [2 z2 V" d5 L! B"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.4 H: F2 l7 G; w
4 E# r! E, k) Z+ t' l, } {“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."% R' G2 f' P0 Z- W! Q G) O7 ^
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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.9 {4 U7 U0 b. E3 ^! f7 D
0 d1 j1 O8 |1 w- FThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.& d4 e* ]) [8 r. u: {# B
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The coalition is asking government to:" n7 k7 J0 u* S+ W4 O
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( V6 E" \( x, W+ s
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 a/ p! _0 k! j8 ^& KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.9 D& p7 W3 M* `5 ]2 h
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ h8 G# S& K9 R& T7 r“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 @ }" Q- Y- R
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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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1 U7 ]2 k+ K: ]0 l+ A" HThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.( z F, ~. o5 P" @
$ B- R% _0 }0 T) G; \5 C* QCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.& w' b( L" w; h( R: n
0 B( x$ X2 `+ _9 u/ |"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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