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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.( h7 _ Z! H+ v! f
/ @3 I, p- y- k' L/ a& x- l"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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7 b4 u* F6 a2 ], L! t/ _( d7 E“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." `) x( s/ W0 w% F6 {; S! d# a! `
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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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/ M) T, p! I# {# a' M5 n$ B8 w# _8 Z$ bThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.% S& z- N) R3 i' f
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The coalition is asking government to:3 @9 g- c9 }0 n1 M& n
: ^5 g6 _+ E4 C( w. BChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.' a" M; X. W3 d# U7 w1 s; K8 h
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
2 \6 Y4 {& N7 t8 }7 @$ lChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( Q+ O _, ~; c% fStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
: y& Y1 x! ~2 `9 S- ?“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.8 Y$ H- B5 r# v2 D$ D& \
; a( D# |0 b- aThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.9 b$ x' d) P- V
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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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. @5 y4 k4 Y3 Y"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: G" d* `$ h9 f
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