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' w$ ^9 O" g8 P6 r) LA 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.4 J# V. \/ P- f. r0 \
; e9 Y6 d, g4 D& ]“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.") g/ n- I% ^6 j- I
9 j! l3 |" {+ |+ a) M. gThe 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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8 ?) h! N/ f+ u8 ^2 P' `# RThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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7 D/ y7 f1 X$ A7 B8 gThe coalition is asking government to:
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6 s/ v( J X5 t2 ?Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
1 h5 c! B U7 D7 q8 }/ wMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.: N" l( x% I, N% u9 U r+ ~7 }, v
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
2 @1 d' L+ O8 oStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.! p, h# g% `5 g% u, E q( Z
“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.2 a; M {' I+ V4 d+ M3 |
* f% h! p+ b3 i8 ?"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.* K6 [% u$ R& Z, F
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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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