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6 ]; V+ W& z5 q$ d/ T* oA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.% P( Z: X4 H/ f9 l
( d2 @8 G+ Y, x$ U, `7 N"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.% ^$ [4 L) Y7 E, k# V' ^
! N+ t7 i+ p1 g- M' `0 ~1 J, n( |/ I“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."" u1 G4 I. }5 `/ R4 L' I5 t+ k
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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.: c& i0 @$ C! ~) D3 r
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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:! [+ p0 M6 @6 @) `
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
6 P8 u# q0 q t- XMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 B" B- |. L0 c U
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 } J' S( y G0 ?0 F
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* y' U; e5 z, j- d3 T4 N6 B6 Y! z“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.2 Z& D' ^$ Q& G: L( F
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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.+ q. ?) R/ i3 ]) c
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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.% T4 a+ [* B8 _
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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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