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" |) {1 N$ i$ a: r, m& g4 V* iA 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.; }9 c- s2 ?" I+ q8 I& V" Y i2 X2 \
5 J8 j8 |! @% h" A“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."9 A- O" Y( f6 p& [, X9 Y9 C3 T
) c9 G0 o9 p4 T5 r# cThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.! _5 J8 I# P; M4 o
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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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; I; j) ]2 X" X6 rThe coalition is asking government to:4 {, d. a* e8 x. p; \
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 e u0 b7 W& t9 X
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.% l+ Q# i1 g" G6 w5 m
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.0 C6 S7 [9 `1 `6 [1 \0 \) \8 c
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
a# v0 i, h# S+ X. 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.
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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.) M1 s. L [$ d- f7 k( b% S8 V% w
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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.; z1 C1 W+ b3 _
. A, F9 z, h }+ |% p: U"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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