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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.+ ]0 Y/ V1 {' q. G8 Q2 I6 }+ ?" N) e
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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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2 ^/ a; m- Z0 W! d7 b: n“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."" \% d2 \, b1 S5 L4 J. y1 [
! @) W7 j: h' N0 T2 ]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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6 n, w7 C' T e, wThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups./ m! W- p8 ~/ Q
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The coalition is asking government to:* Q o2 {% d; Y
; t& Y6 M5 Z$ A& t3 o; sChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.! A0 B, X8 ]( @1 ^% C* _
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
: Z2 P7 n, H7 i5 c1 j5 S4 _4 cChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
7 J+ B' W" t) U8 A0 n: UStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
. f6 B% c' w. B7 d4 `( l“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.! e% h$ q4 _! ^7 R! D6 E
B1 V& H. M4 |) _: \1 IThe 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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8 q! R7 Y2 ]; `3 J! ?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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"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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