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0 }0 \% K( J+ c2 }' QA 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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; b) J: t3 \1 A% b) l; e"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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/ V% N. b: O5 t2 Q' l: j, t“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."
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. W2 D/ o' @. p4 BThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.& k8 g5 i+ x2 e) h
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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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The coalition is asking government to:; S# _$ O+ |# | F4 [. h
4 T9 Y( R$ O9 W+ g% T. VChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.6 B* M. `* J" [9 U* {$ w
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.) X+ L1 o" p& p& ` z" ~$ ~
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' T0 t5 w0 \3 o6 e: gStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
; Q' ]& R- x$ H8 j3 L; N“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.' F* ^2 j+ J, v8 ~9 W
; u6 ?" W; {( ^' N: z( r1 f3 a"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.
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2 i! z, {% h1 y9 G3 W aCurrently 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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