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' ]# d9 Q) v9 Q% KA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.6 K' Z6 i( y) J: s
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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., H% h; p3 J; t
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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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9 W" c1 z4 p7 Z0 X% h% dThe 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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1 ~( [7 U) p+ B! rThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 D) g1 U/ l* X' S! J% G# ]
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The coalition is asking government to:* `1 X# I9 r& j
6 {8 ?! ^/ H V; G8 wChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; \" w9 P$ } o3 s4 A! \7 lMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
: K/ Y0 u# M) d! y# S* B/ VChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 @+ j& d( F, E( {6 \
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ O( ~# ?% G R" 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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+ J. ]) b" ?! _+ D8 H5 J"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.! P+ C6 M! ` a9 [! j8 V3 Y W& l t( `
0 P+ R0 P; g, uThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.% l4 c! f% j; D5 m% r! D. x
& z' a' S6 [+ n$ F* C; d f1 dCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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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