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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.3 `# P9 C& b# E* h7 F: p4 ?2 I3 [0 a
/ Y$ }. L, G" j1 F8 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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2 {( a! D, ^) d# o8 A“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."* K; e# U+ K, F
' r- L4 Z- T) K8 J! mThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.' Q5 p# K J9 Q! o7 J) S( @$ 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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& B }) d& h- B! l1 L1 t# W+ O$ AThe coalition is asking government to:$ U, r7 Q9 z, p( P# o( b
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.* T9 Y9 X, l5 v7 x [6 l
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' F. K p5 j# l2 f/ gChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 k" R3 m. |# W. f
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ Y7 |+ ^6 j# \9 I9 ^, ^
“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.3 o+ U5 `9 ]- Y+ F, e8 Z
- o4 t/ y- a4 B. B# a, Z! u"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., W! @0 T. [, [ h6 z* R& e# c
. ]7 ]. Z) e& E8 t& r7 FThe 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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+ l, C; T# j r4 v- f+ y9 I' tCurrently 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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