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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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3 ^) d; n/ F3 E' i/ U0 N/ y"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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' M# D. e% b. m. I+ I0 {& v“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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The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.7 g# D c" e7 w- m1 U5 Z
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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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The coalition is asking government to:! b1 }) \- }' L; e' U0 q1 y1 Z3 F1 n6 |& ?
$ Q7 L$ ?/ T% k9 o, [6 E" h; a* _9 cChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.4 e1 s2 L" `$ U0 {9 s
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
" l$ \3 e H9 K3 I. z' pChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.7 ~5 Q8 q& J% v
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( d3 C+ s1 b% X“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.; i- b p( G2 H
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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.* f8 m1 V c6 d/ [9 T7 @( \
1 g1 E! A* g5 ]7 C aThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.# ^. m4 M2 p& ?4 Z: k' s
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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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