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) G8 K4 |3 v5 B0 a& k+ sA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.; |* J0 q# c. J3 a
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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.
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( N" r& b0 Q B: j# ^“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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9 p, D# }% a+ i; q: rThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.4 O4 x* Y' w% D, K" U
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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:; `! ^1 Z6 }; W3 I
0 n& V4 O c2 e t1 o9 f# `6 [. hChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
' n# ^2 l' r( }Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 B s( l! A* L5 _5 a l
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. G R @, L' |& R6 AStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.$ B4 ^5 ^7 M- } P
“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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$ Z. T# w1 p( @. t3 p"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: O9 W3 }! i. Y w, X6 [
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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.% s0 b$ I9 ?( j( A8 Z, }
0 l, U: {( B( ^Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.2 k+ g, [ p* j
2 [$ k! i! y9 X1 v! F, h0 u9 h! U! o"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.' U w/ Y7 e! g: i S
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