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2 s# `8 ^% ~, ?, zA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.) n# ?+ H% D( D0 r
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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.! N5 q- x" W. a, @- _& p5 T4 w
; N! G+ d, g# N/ s: j, Y5 d c“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."8 e/ B4 c# k u4 E) ], s3 f$ b0 ^
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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.# ?* S- |( ~5 N- P. {
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The coalition is asking government to:) Q. D# O! S* ?
% h5 h5 c& s$ T0 ^ nChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
; m4 M" Q! x6 zMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.4 N* r# U+ D% m! k! \: ?* B
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ l2 B! u- c+ y1 H/ NStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.2 Y2 F3 o0 k6 |1 u7 \% r, X
“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.3 v( c& U! @9 e F- u. m
' ?8 |9 w5 e/ a2 z# F"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.' b6 k; {7 k0 U% \
6 t+ q" R6 i/ R( A3 v5 g$ O# R/ ?# {) iThe 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 w6 g `: s3 @Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.6 q% B% T1 E$ `- U
: C: f F- u0 _! ?: f! q" B+ m9 |0 H"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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