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" r2 U' r6 Y# ~. s2 YA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.1 z* E' a& Y# m2 G
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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.5 X* w& ~9 G( Z* q# J% v" b* e/ k
/ l! ~6 R6 R5 O“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.. ^1 [* [( l: ?; G
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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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; [. v1 R8 W/ P; q5 FMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
/ d8 W6 Z! t$ H# _+ [) M- xChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 _0 U$ r! c& CStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( q' W2 p$ @( ^! c) W& D# C# f“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.
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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., s+ I9 }% I5 O+ w/ ]7 S' ]
4 i; ^! {! c! @0 Y% x. `) ECurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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$ A- v- _: H. Y/ f"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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