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; F7 G4 e7 Y: d8 u5 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.5 M8 I7 H. \7 @* W8 T6 S9 B) Q- U
$ x7 R$ a l! Y" `) e"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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8 o7 ?1 Y2 _( f# G4 e2 l% V+ \# t! ZThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.) K: N8 g7 b! N" ?
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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:
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4 h' ^- w0 r( u: a& \, cChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ v! E& w5 S& o9 K
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
* N4 y- S% {& IChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.. K a& V( \$ ]5 P) }0 H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( c& C1 I/ l6 e“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.& Z6 F$ e* B* O( l8 c9 k0 W% u
1 z; ^4 v7 K. k' i u& [* f"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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- N% {. t1 O7 ?. o, S7 E; z3 BThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.2 j3 }3 \4 B& ?; |5 M+ M
7 _, e0 [, u1 J6 |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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& J, u; r% E, x2 n6 m"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., N; w) s7 \! n2 r0 s
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