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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.0 \ O3 D, K" z) d# H
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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.* B' H- d5 e, y3 c, |- D! k" W+ i
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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."6 y4 R" h- a T. v' v2 J# N4 R
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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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.: {1 \( A, m% k) T6 T
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The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
* C' c/ d; ?* E# i, q5 jMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.3 }* }7 a9 a4 g
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 d9 x5 Q- W" o) V
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.* L ]4 }1 k2 Z% ?
“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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"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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" e- y: H) M* B5 lCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.+ _( r$ u" A! B1 s& h/ t
4 d7 ]; k" G5 _% e; e% ~"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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