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$ b7 Q: k O; C2 D" ]/ WA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.. {' g' L0 E$ Z' i- C; k) L
/ Q* D; {- x8 P" z- s% U K/ I y; m: l"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.8 ]$ U( Z8 {8 P
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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.") p6 y, A* D' p2 ]
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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.2 r/ j% W. b& t. P* A. }& b
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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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3 C: Z* t3 v6 [! ?The coalition is asking government to:
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; r0 r: T7 p- ^% G. XChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; k( Z& N) v) \Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 ~, f. U. z7 G* a/ ^& P2 C* bChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: u7 x8 B1 |9 u0 p y1 J- ]Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' z F+ e8 a ]: ~7 K
“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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"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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The 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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! x7 G2 U8 [, |( T u1 M( pCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ K# t- \9 w: X8 i7 R
! C8 j: p- O( D/ t. G"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.0 W- H# f: T5 ?# Z( R/ g0 X
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