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0 Y; d( J! u: z! n/ d% 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.& P+ Y: O u0 P7 M, J% L
$ r0 K( U1 Q7 S7 W1 _3 {. C9 x"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."+ U* ~; P, ]9 q7 L( J. h. z
; {6 r0 R V8 NThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups., K6 u0 }& f- |$ A. W @1 e
! R' y c( M' `; Z9 Y, ?# QThe coalition is asking government to:$ B% F Z) K$ |8 t4 p9 O& U$ |
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! C' u! y# h# a3 D9 S/ |9 F2 e2 r
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.5 z, I8 @# E5 y1 Z7 q
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions., x8 {) R# V7 R/ V: X( I+ n
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
0 _$ \/ N, r# r) m“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.1 s* j q4 v& E. R$ b
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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. D- R" R' I! r! @7 I
6 {$ a3 j: X# H1 A5 ZThe 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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* ^0 [5 W8 O, H! W# r& ACurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.. ~6 A% `( }0 S' n4 `
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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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