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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.' B5 e4 D1 j7 o
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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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9 I7 b) S( h! b$ |1 Q9 H6 p( }“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."
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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.3 H4 m( [$ d! P9 h5 g% c
. E5 K6 \; O/ ~0 m' K) s3 U( Z3 q' LThis 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:4 ?1 d5 _- U, o6 ^! b! M
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
3 |& I1 t; o! z f( FMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.' b, L& y' C! H& _. T
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions. b) f1 L$ `1 P: S' D7 A$ h( o# \
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process. |. M% y: ?; ?+ S& g
“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.& I$ y7 X9 i1 W" ~2 c
4 j8 q, T) j8 P2 J% G0 XThe 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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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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