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- m& t9 L6 X' x# S9 J6 S7 q8 PA 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+ g, S5 s! T4 {& S( x ]
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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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“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.
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1 M+ }1 h7 z* 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:' M i2 N/ R5 d8 ~. e; ~9 W
# ]! c# h" \: O( X3 { CChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
0 U+ b% B' q) \9 C3 w( t5 XMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
/ d; O: ^* F6 b# c8 {Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 B' i4 @% B& I3 d' r
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.. [ ]; Q4 R+ D2 N! y9 T
“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., d/ Y; s- s; S
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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.8 h( x" V" {9 k' I9 {+ l
+ u, g7 ^& v( a: `# M! y, {# TCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000./ O/ T1 l ^; O- d
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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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