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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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- Q. m% ^( X( ^) `"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.9 q( o5 s3 m1 r7 \! X
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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."7 X2 k! Y ?* E+ K# J4 e6 R5 _1 [
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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:
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1 X# E6 C; d/ V+ j/ G' T6 IChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- ?% ~" p5 k( W* c* c
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& l1 | E; \2 l
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
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“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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* w9 v! d/ M* j% D/ A"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.) f* [! p# j; a9 s& s* ], t6 @) e
% l b4 Q! M; |. gThe 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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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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4 k$ |5 [9 @# V) q+ v+ i"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.; @8 Y5 U6 D( B8 ~) _
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