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& Q+ x' l/ z3 L; {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.- t& g9 f, b5 H4 j( I
4 J, y1 O b, b! Z. ^2 P4 ]"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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“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."# K% w4 ^0 d5 } d; Z3 p
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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.; F% h* U# i( j0 \: y" L
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+ F* j% n/ K" ~8 A: yChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
( s! }, G' w9 W: j! H gMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.5 T5 R8 q* r6 q0 n; u. z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. i; r2 @" w) D ?$ \Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 J5 g- ]0 z" T5 E5 X$ a$ Z/ ?6 B+ i
“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.7 s8 ]% p4 V4 d' Q) P8 s
; i- ?! Y# C, i& m2 t7 [( Q4 zThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.0 v g% X( l, z. E
5 G' Y$ z+ A$ E5 i% V+ V* VCurrently 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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