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7 y! Z5 k* l+ e* h+ J6 O' X; f8 yA 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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( n& q* r; {8 `& v"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; J" c! h7 A) q& V% f, ]5 i“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 G$ H6 w: a( ~2 S5 Y0 V
# m, [5 I! t. B( U$ j7 e+ m+ S- l9 YThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.' ^9 o* Z2 {5 w
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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+ @4 E8 l1 n8 M- t# n% A
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
, I( c6 W6 v3 u9 \( x# p: J: f' v7 CMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.; }! k# `2 K7 ]! ?
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- r7 f! g$ O: z
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* p) R2 J& h' |( B“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." J) z" _( v/ q
& T+ g2 u" k( B"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.; D9 t' O6 B% m2 }+ s
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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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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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"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., {5 H4 I1 j& v0 _6 k
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