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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.
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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.7 A0 V- s: ~! J
& l6 ^* {: }- N3 J7 ^“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 l3 O @) q; J, i4 L" W. n. w! }
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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.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:! h r" y& t' o# ^6 s
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
, ^* _( d8 p6 L$ jMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' m7 U$ ?4 y& t" W4 Z1 G6 }
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.6 s: _/ r) C6 K4 _, K
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 z+ I; m, t5 M4 S, g; X# N. W4 {“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.4 s) L) Z- B0 g3 H2 p2 P% ^" W$ w
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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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# N4 s+ t& m3 J/ Y! t% k9 t8 sCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- S9 M0 e9 L! m1 g1 A- p
% ]$ ?6 I( h( j6 q* F4 l"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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