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/ Y; w' u2 B' l# e$ 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.
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- }1 t! A1 W7 r“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.") j _. O: d t, I
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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.! X% f6 f& c% t
1 ]) T- H( Q* |5 \* [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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# V& J$ ^6 a! aChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.# M( T! M: _& C6 t- |
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( u% \% `5 P3 D. K: t! I( N% oChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 w. b/ V0 O& Q
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 u; D- p% z# A" r9 |8 {6 L“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.8 @- r6 Z. }+ j* y& O. t+ @4 @
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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.* O5 b3 T& m# b# q2 {% h
9 q! j" L! \' Q3 UThe 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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1 {3 q$ x) k9 O- YCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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2 M; x a5 U/ h7 w+ u/ @"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./ ^& C% m9 G: y' d% L+ ]9 I
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