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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.2 V u; f! ^) \8 r
# ~) E/ \( F: f“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.
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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:- U( L8 W. q- v7 \( @* j
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 i0 a% ]0 z0 t# I) k% kMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 T7 l' O1 e3 B( I, y
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
# h2 S/ K+ g# ^6 {Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.9 b: I; f9 t9 o4 E
“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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. L0 |1 R; X* |' {+ f; [2 i"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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" `4 O5 W6 i/ _3 ~6 [- F4 @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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7 P! m: h1 A# p( FCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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5 ]4 a0 D4 R6 T! k"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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