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" K5 W$ n9 M6 T! @: Q6 SA 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.8 a# k4 V! W9 P
% l9 Q# O6 i9 F/ }1 }“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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8 s( I' B1 a0 u7 [ D2 QThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.* n) Y+ S. C3 F$ p) m) r* T; J
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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:5 t2 L: Z- z- R; B7 F
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
) j9 x5 Q) C" j5 UMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
& u. Q! Q! q0 _9 T5 E1 \( a6 r+ mChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
' p% _ Y3 K) Z; n3 bStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
* h3 B- e9 W$ @0 s“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.* B1 z0 |3 v" O+ }6 w' C! X4 m
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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.* {. q/ h9 Y( k
. ]6 b$ k# g! Z3 kThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton., }; T* k- e& j% \" p3 v
* K5 K% k$ L. p1 t( SCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.) _/ S/ B+ E( Z* A% s! L
' B5 B/ E, T8 D2 c"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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