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6 J! D9 t- J! ^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.4 u# w" S) \. 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., P4 S/ r7 C6 a6 \/ q
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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."4 \0 {: C0 }! O, v! p! p+ Z
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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.6 ~) }' w% W- I* g1 Y
( k& U. Y0 x4 VThis 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 o1 K3 l/ m: @' a
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
9 B0 B; k' v: vMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.! [6 ^4 y! Y4 C" Q" J3 e
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
# h4 X# D( F% v- X) o9 ~Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 Y5 `- Z( V1 o8 F2 e1 q“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.; X0 v' k+ t3 M+ _8 @
5 J* T2 U `$ d( R; x% t. Y( n$ L' e; t"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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7 P l4 Q8 a3 E: EThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.! F! ]/ G6 E' Q+ j& r7 S" {
! Q X& J- m) o+ }3 l8 UCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.4 y5 N: X; g/ M* `' ]# r9 w. f8 W
( d H9 D4 K/ P0 j ]6 m"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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