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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.
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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.+ O& f7 X- e p K; y
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4 ?4 D2 k+ J1 }, A; DThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.5 ?5 y8 s- B9 b# S/ L- h S- v
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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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/ w4 l G$ u0 J, i, ]) `The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.9 E1 y) S: k( e; w' b# G% F/ S. _
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
6 u' ?- H5 ~1 X: IChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.* m6 s4 R' O8 \2 ?) O; k
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process. P1 g& N3 K% O" 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.% w0 e! z, R4 n8 O" Z$ J6 a; ?- I
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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. R7 Z5 P( Y' O' {
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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.
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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.6 x: w/ g" A; b* K, ~ a; w
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