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) f7 D3 u: R' \A coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada., ~4 y1 w' ]* ~
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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.
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5 W* G2 n! u# H4 Q. P) d/ Y“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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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2 z9 ? K! j& xThe coalition is asking government to:" x. s/ J, m5 @( r( J' D
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- ]) {6 H! n f6 f
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& C5 X) {% m. c6 Z% N
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 t8 ^% \6 [( }. N! C+ t/ e
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
3 }0 T% a# ?* k9 y: I0 n“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.) j- V2 ` B$ A( }
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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.+ e& @( Y: q( X7 \4 Q
+ ~, M, _- [; q# r+ QCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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! T6 N8 h$ |( ]& {"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.( E% _4 q* e2 [
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