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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.) l, p7 U! t+ e( p# p6 q
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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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“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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1 R1 Z* Q. [/ @# K" I+ v xThe coalition is asking government to:
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+ h. @% s( M) T0 _8 DChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ V1 R! N0 y0 s
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.. J: g8 y7 `. |% @1 M: I
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! O0 `2 E/ q: P* x- o
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.9 y3 T7 z X/ R. Z" @" W
“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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& `/ f4 M* x, Y B% V8 \) 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.6 V6 X2 m* g0 G
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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.9 F+ |5 `/ n6 V. C' j
$ ~9 q% r3 Q7 B$ q/ o9 M' uCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.5 X/ f8 J7 o7 R, p8 ^
8 }" W# d9 m6 l. |$ U) c, C- M7 \"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.* r2 R3 D$ V' z9 W2 T
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