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$ D) U( U6 r6 n; l0 RA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.( Y' r) Y3 P' A1 B6 {$ j
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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." V9 } L0 G% y. { T1 y
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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."0 c2 b8 g0 P) o* x
& z/ ?( B; M K2 j1 F3 W7 MThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.# \; N j( G% G+ ~& F, l9 Z
! F& p0 b9 ]! F0 lThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups., d1 z! j; E/ M' z) t3 h3 K- {
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The coalition is asking government to:/ s& i' y6 J) X2 @& n1 m
. {7 v; e8 d3 ^! iChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 ^8 V& ~7 L6 QMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.2 A4 m! T3 |$ V, {
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.# ?( ]1 A Z6 |9 \
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% [! P3 N0 R" y+ |! K2 r2 o' [“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.0 U- w! Y r4 N( h- L+ U
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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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4 I1 B% _3 J1 s+ @. m- h$ s8 vThe 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.
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! B7 _# u. Y0 ^& n% N- ?9 L"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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