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6 o* I; l! \/ R$ p+ U# CA 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.7 k( H; A, t) L
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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."( E% f% u3 u+ o0 C& k
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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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' b" p% Z3 M3 q+ R- h. O$ wThe coalition is asking government to:. G1 j* r4 R4 ~& K1 k
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. c2 Y) b0 o+ F; z, XMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
7 o+ Y0 M# W, |( v. t- b8 kChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
: M) Y% C U+ L7 D$ j+ C( {Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
0 p* z _; s& B& u; \“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. T1 [9 P$ [. W
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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.8 u. U3 f' G h7 L: u+ M& f
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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. f# G5 ]; z& k7 G Z0 V: W, D% Z, `" ]
) c! E) [: Z+ S- D" ACurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.# z! } Z8 o, N0 Q3 U
" @' [; p5 [9 ~9 `0 D"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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