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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. `- [! ^7 X3 C K: z$ A
( s- {5 Q/ }9 U* n) s! m"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.1 [% A' h6 `; I# i5 V
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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." X. T+ c3 u1 W" x9 h: @6 e: u8 P
4 J, W! u; m9 A z# |/ S jThe 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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; X* |/ D" P: \6 Q: ~This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups. k2 @4 {3 `3 T- }8 k$ l0 r
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The coalition is asking government to:
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# N7 c( @0 w; SChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.8 _+ A9 _6 y3 f; Z3 @& ^
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.% p) Q |! u$ C' r- q/ F
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! J V& X, O1 r* E1 s
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 f2 ]: `" l+ A' S1 L
“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.) G5 c9 z# q `$ q6 Y2 f
7 Z' n. a T9 G7 k. {2 p7 r"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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" w; w, [0 N! D6 ^/ a- a6 ZThe 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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4 l9 a, F7 r) A( UCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000., y' V0 F6 a- C. q* T9 p' V9 b
) u& \8 X0 ^ ~% `"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.+ F$ j9 ~( b% |! N' h
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