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7 e. K3 T9 W6 z, G! t1 UA 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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8 C" J; O4 [( a C"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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6 D Q* O& B1 D8 u“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."( m# q' d* p$ H2 m. f
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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.5 W& Q, g- j1 H- f3 M6 M# ~
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups./ _" C6 i+ S b: Y
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The coalition is asking government to:( k# b* L7 }$ p, v* |& m) f
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.- `: \: z$ A% s9 B" z4 u5 W
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
4 O/ Q/ I: ~8 C# t- kChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
6 Z. `) t- P8 Y; r% B' L' h( KStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.+ @) m$ C5 p, z; ^4 X- w- d
“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.& A: E$ c b- x
$ D& v9 E) ?* yThe 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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4 y, C" U" Y9 _0 n2 Y. J"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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