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1 P/ f" T; {: E! N; KA 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.5 W. D' q: m( v9 W j% b
/ v! `+ I8 r8 T/ ^8 ?+ R- P“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.. v3 ~, t$ K/ a% m# Q0 a2 ?
9 J8 t2 D/ J9 d! `This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. T# L N* A3 D3 i/ u0 e
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The coalition is asking government to:
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- Z4 x9 B! K7 j+ gChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 Q) x% g9 |/ I5 e, d/ LMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.4 ~8 y6 W' w1 H: ]1 l2 k# I( ]) j
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
, ~) G4 d/ ^' p" jStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.3 M) h4 w$ h, g1 Y
“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.- ^+ D! p$ }8 H4 L$ [: @" G' T
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"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.& j1 v0 p0 O6 j- g. A8 R
3 @( y8 d7 A8 I: i1 ]3 H+ w8 qThe 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.
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