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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.
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& w# v7 \# m& o6 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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“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."
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m1 ~" f; E! B" c, iThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.6 S3 B! M" v/ i
, H; g2 V1 f' ?1 x4 q3 M2 x6 y, JThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.$ R9 e; C9 j: r% R* M, `2 j
: J+ z5 q. J& a2 hThe coalition is asking government to:1 I0 P1 k2 Y! b% T
9 m# r; |6 Y. x* M3 s8 K- uChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
% d- T' `) C" ?$ t+ u0 fMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& [5 P) ]$ @8 U2 `$ NChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
" ]! j- n9 ~, R9 `Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
~) j4 Y- Y0 B, P6 n( U8 P# ~; c“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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- b( M/ u4 Y. w9 g"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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# @. b, n. W( _6 Z4 D) c/ D7 C$ mThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.; t3 V. @# m' j
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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., P% A; l3 @" r+ g" T
- n/ f' G; t$ o! e2 E% z9 m& t"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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