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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.1 p0 l0 x) z7 |% e; F
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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.$ q3 a* z* }# J
* z3 `: f; j3 c0 O, y- \“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."1 i3 F9 z* n7 z: i/ L# S
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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.% _9 @3 ~5 F% v# e9 H( d
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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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2 D! q/ q% x1 d9 I4 ?( kThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
" d o- z( c; H# QMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
. r' @% D2 K+ A" T2 h! ~6 SChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
1 Y2 ?* A5 |# J6 L9 zStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
% P1 I4 f+ b2 ~, N( 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.
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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.# _; U8 r' @1 f2 ~' ?
- m. d! Q* D8 E( V: u4 a0 kCurrently 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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