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% S% Y8 |. c4 n/ N0 nA 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.1 m- f/ e+ J/ r2 F
0 z3 Y! t' }6 Q( S7 {“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."/ b R/ h! m' z8 G6 T
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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.1 @8 V$ T- h/ ]
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This 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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7 n, l" h- d; A: M5 U1 DChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
$ I& Q4 C' J4 m5 p5 I5 BMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.& @" K) v' Z( p. y+ }
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.- V# a: z1 C/ C# u
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' ?2 |, s" k% @( V7 B( ~“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." U2 [1 D& ^$ R
; q' Y0 J$ U/ g6 m5 S"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.! I; [1 z' I$ ^) h2 N
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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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"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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