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! t9 ^% O5 Y; H0 p- _3 r+ MA 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.
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/ c( J; Z& q" q% v8 k) Z5 v$ D“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."; Y1 H. |- e6 |# \5 G
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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.# x9 A0 R1 u$ t3 q
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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 D6 ]; k8 D( g- [, C o% X+ ^: F
3 u! r1 v- c- j' |8 z0 M4 A8 h/ zThe coalition is asking government to:7 S* j+ o9 M/ @% k6 m/ g
* p0 [& a1 o( v2 Y. l% b! `Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
5 b3 @* R) y" J% |Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
, e: J! r. _6 {Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ A. m) y, b# H! qStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.4 w. d2 c1 v i) G5 |9 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.4 z; x/ P. Z0 X6 a/ I$ T
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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.
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+ i7 S8 e/ I7 c0 i( f8 v) p( pCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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: _6 V/ G" O! X n"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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