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7 o% k+ c8 x8 T+ wA 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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[# w+ O' n7 p# K( W"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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) h4 u% I4 p5 F9 O2 S. f$ r“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."! M0 G* P( ?1 ~$ h U( n$ p
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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.; [, H! ]; b9 z8 X# \4 R/ r& P% j* J/ Z
5 t4 } _; b( q* H( W8 |! c gThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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The coalition is asking government to:
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8 ?% c' C: [2 ?/ fChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.& E8 ]8 @* @' V( Z1 m; I
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ `: F* w& I7 F
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.) k8 X' H9 G3 L7 ` k% u# X
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.* W2 s6 {6 O1 b7 I" {
“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.
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( e* z: w+ [' i" y"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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( k# o% i N& S5 M& 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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8 S+ j4 X& b* B4 x- B"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.2 \* N7 T8 v& r. g6 W7 M, ]
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