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9 p( d3 g/ {% o1 d3 V4 ~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.
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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.
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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."# m1 C! I. `# u9 u$ _4 l8 M
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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.
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. a& V# k- t E% [- KThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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0 O }; f+ M* FThe coalition is asking government to:
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: i/ Z0 ]" ]5 d; UChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.+ o! i! v/ b6 |( r# ~
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.7 `" ^4 l" j/ D* f' J
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions." C6 N" W$ ?3 F2 V$ H& N
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.0 H4 l1 \9 U- z8 s# D- q* K
“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./ U" U9 g+ s1 J5 O/ G& \6 |
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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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& L% v! g# t+ n0 h, nThe 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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"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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