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3 m% f. Y% `8 s% N1 B' Z: GA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.& C; g$ f9 x b7 v0 y0 L
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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.( M5 M1 P4 P; ~! a8 {
: T! V( {1 m0 N& R“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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said., Z& V7 K" k7 h- O- Z$ D2 t
9 ?: }7 b+ T0 A% O, G* f& r$ |: JThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.# M! F( c! {& n0 H( d: N% @
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The coalition is asking government to:
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P8 V: b3 }5 P# e0 d: [) t3 JChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.% [ \. N5 n0 k5 q+ a9 P
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. ~. t4 D8 @/ K8 x& mChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." N1 x# V0 v! K2 w6 b* K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
0 J1 l- g3 Y$ G- 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.2 y* w5 c" r$ s- f
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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.8 `" X- w% K9 [
* s7 r# \/ H) K& RThe 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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/ r: f, C( ?9 l6 X+ ZCurrently 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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