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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.7 F w+ p5 m" T# d) w- H `5 k
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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.( E: x6 N1 K" `) b6 }) Z$ P' G
3 H5 i2 z3 Z" U# y5 ~+ c Z“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.": O& A, z$ Z& Y6 p
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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.
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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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8 b/ @5 ]- _1 E3 Q8 i% KThe coalition is asking government to:
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- D! w0 h y0 JChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
1 z; D- O& R6 U) B+ jMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
$ X' s* `5 h$ M8 `7 g$ N" J- W: EChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
0 U3 q5 k% y1 b' rStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.: x R+ r* z2 f, v6 d( t
“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.! t, {) ]1 e3 q0 w! l! O+ O+ E8 L( N
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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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+ P7 P$ @! f; a1 B: g8 {"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.7 f$ m# |) d5 C' G+ [5 u; w
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