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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.
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& ?- M) M$ H4 D! @"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."" y* d5 R; g H3 ]. y8 g
: w8 e4 r; Q l) n: ZThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 u6 r: G9 H( g$ g# J" S
5 K" ~7 [ e: b2 aThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ t+ D8 b* K. w1 l6 ~/ @; m/ `' T
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The coalition is asking government to:
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- A0 m, o. f! T8 a" ^Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands., N V; M* ]. q( m& V6 t' ?$ [
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.# I; y* y# X3 J! _
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 |2 r* {2 V$ f$ I! w8 i1 VStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process., M* X: b, H5 R6 k5 o5 x
“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.7 `: G8 A% l) X
* m$ j2 N: q- A' |9 \% tThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.2 U/ u5 G7 F0 I1 o6 {- ~7 p: w
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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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