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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.! \9 d8 E! W2 Y6 k: P
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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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& k- [7 T) J( s“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.5 z% P ^. ]+ l# i
; E* W# v) x; t( H/ uThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.( o/ [" @7 G& N( L6 i5 n
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The coalition is asking government to: j) g& L/ |: s! p y* }1 e Z
9 C% S b" X" m0 |1 \Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
) Q Z" d- K: i, D" @' eMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 X5 n- v4 t& L+ {8 y
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 B2 l' L ?, f
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.+ e1 m' Y* \" B* m8 |# g
“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.. b- J1 `; i0 ^' E- U: t& s! |( p. c0 k
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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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3 X% P" O; ~* P0 Q, }The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.3 u2 \! V/ _0 a* `& o+ F9 b. `# x
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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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) e: X1 A, s; X$ i h* ` u# w"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.% ?' z% ?2 e3 ^
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