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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.! e9 C0 |9 M1 O$ Y; i/ E+ `
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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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4 R$ m; ?3 X" l3 J: r, b“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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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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" ?: M5 V0 M3 z* ?+ U& f5 JThe coalition is asking government to:
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# B$ T' P4 u% @' ~' }# _0 K% kChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.: w# P1 @+ R7 _
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 T+ d1 ?0 B( e; k. s0 sChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- Y8 d1 a# v8 E/ d
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' Z2 |" A/ A+ ]9 c: H
“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." N; S; ^- a* z1 w( i9 O
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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.& @" U8 C& d' X6 C' z, X
% F( ^ A) i+ P, }3 r l0 |Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! b% e1 u) C2 \5 H" n n
' N7 h: ]# f* z9 i7 \7 B"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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