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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.
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: K \4 I$ u" G“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."2 o; }$ Y/ j" [8 _! [7 e8 I+ x
& M/ B6 _9 v7 H5 XThe 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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The coalition is asking government to:
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' T5 R$ Z* B! l3 Z2 h' ]9 |4 EChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.( J1 |+ @3 a1 G6 h) ~+ L3 U7 E
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
' J3 r% O' ~1 WChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
( v. k E- F5 V( O7 S! Y% EStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 j+ l2 H3 w5 L7 |
“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.# P% {1 U; S+ I) t( L; l$ |
7 G+ Q; u2 X6 v3 ?$ s"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 M3 a [ ?8 M
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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." Y1 U8 o- C3 \/ _1 }/ |4 h$ m5 J
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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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" w: q' h1 [5 r% C& q( S' D0 b; b"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.+ Q' U2 ?* ^$ q0 _
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