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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." o# E0 P. l8 U( R5 n O
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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.) j+ F- h+ E6 M- Y: L
, ?& z6 ]( B" ~3 v3 @+ m“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.0 y9 _, b# V) G& Y* }4 f' c# e* V" U
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.1 h m0 r$ V( k3 A) `% @) f, s2 J) [
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The coalition is asking government to:3 ]! z6 A0 {! b! d* P; b4 x
7 J$ S5 r7 ~' a. h$ b WChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 K! v' W* G) S7 bMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
6 j3 X- R" {% J7 KChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.5 a0 J% L$ a% E; z! ^1 U7 p& i
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process., V) O( k7 Y3 w7 s1 ^0 r. o7 a: ^" I8 e( b
“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.. e$ U* E# o! G
/ d. r! ~, {( N7 J9 T. C) I"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.) m, y: ?! r9 K \; V% S; L3 o' b( `# J! R
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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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/ k; z: O: @/ V B4 E/ Z& ~5 iCurrently 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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