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7 q/ K$ P7 V( w; jA 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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5 l/ j* z$ w: T6 w6 q5 {- X: N( U"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., E& s9 Y1 J$ c
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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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The 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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( @) V+ Q6 t( ?% G OThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups." B' [3 w6 X2 H/ a3 O1 `1 G
# `3 z% e% [! }0 h( aThe coalition is asking government to:$ z0 ]/ }& p }; r1 @: y
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! D! N9 ~" R5 O1 b8 _/ u; u
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 D% D# a% O3 E+ o) p
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
! ~% M1 b' G& q: uStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
; |0 z& p9 ^* q' z$ x5 r“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.. n9 l" `. J- @+ G( |$ u) L
% }' c. v8 ?% iThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.- [: W( H" A, P
+ N) ^2 K# t7 jCurrently 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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