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, [) g4 |- R2 R' A; ~; @9 z5 JA 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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+ `, \, C# \# ~, g1 f* d, B# g j"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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“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."6 n) i8 g( {0 q( | G
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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.: g7 _4 g0 _( s
5 o0 A( U' I1 T$ e1 N& {This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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. B1 p: k5 h8 wThe coalition is asking government to:4 K3 G; @& _8 R$ C" |% I
: r; R' I6 N( b7 C6 X2 DChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 q4 l+ e3 k1 V9 f) L
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
5 R5 k* o( F+ ?. k% L. X1 ~: tChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) P4 y4 u$ x* ]1 G* F6 z
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 C6 k! V- E9 _
“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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9 O% a# `4 V( f, m"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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4 k( k, K: Y3 Q* B6 aThe 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.- i, n! L* b% s c0 ]- F7 I: L
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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.6 o+ ?5 g( E7 i3 p! j6 ^, P
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