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2 E9 k& Y3 h m- A' i" VA 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., c& I1 Y g; k# C" A
% ^7 d" P% P* W& C4 k' g& Y; O) M“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."# x8 V, ]9 ]/ w5 H
0 t: c7 @% @5 _! n- I- |% q; {The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.& s( J+ G8 o7 f
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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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. Y& [1 V1 a- [" R" ]* [2 xThe coalition is asking government to:1 j/ [- r! ^* I4 k! ~0 [% F
6 |8 V5 p& k" U% C) DChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
- ^( H. c/ D* EMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.- T/ {% d! m* i2 ?/ w* @
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
0 I$ V5 Y" u5 n8 W/ H3 p6 K( lStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
9 F# K9 b/ C3 P% q“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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9 x0 K. Y) H6 y9 z"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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8 y3 @ U6 m( ~/ h) QThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.1 J. }0 ]5 c x3 d2 E5 ]: ]$ |% o
0 }, Z* X1 a/ i; o* XCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.- r0 A+ H# H3 h. Z% Z5 u! P" J. Z
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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.
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