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% \8 S6 X& c1 k A8 K: w+ W" IA 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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6 b( [3 D6 \; V$ Y7 `4 H/ f"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."" ?! {$ L8 g( y. o2 c
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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.( v( q. g- Q- c& y' _4 X q! X
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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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+ w' R4 [2 d, l) D% x5 C! IThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. E7 U5 h* K2 T5 H b* @Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
( k& M; ]8 v8 RChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.: o7 M; d( D6 i( I9 f
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
( H6 C* L+ q* ]) t! ]“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." L& `3 _% g2 p+ ]7 I5 Q" p
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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.6 B8 I: h4 ~' `7 ~. D% p
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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" n) G. g- z7 Q0 J: n
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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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& r: D( H7 w9 ]9 L5 D+ n"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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