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) m. ~/ e! M' O: t/ Z9 K; w4 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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"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.% u5 N" T6 r& G: X/ n
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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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5 Y0 M4 ^: r. Q& P9 p5 uThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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$ E$ s1 z2 w; QThe coalition is asking government to:& U8 M% r. C! a8 `6 c a( j- O
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
0 _/ e% I2 x) |5 p% A2 u1 i mMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
) ~: P; A6 M" \" x3 H8 O. |; s: kChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 }. \/ @; c/ m5 B5 J" j1 F7 v
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.( A3 ]9 o$ N! V0 }2 A
“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.1 E# h w0 e# y2 o8 y$ |2 A
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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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6 ?' j. ]/ l b) Q5 X$ WThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.+ e7 ?8 ^1 l. `) ^
# n3 k- @% U. [+ |3 aCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.& K0 q1 ?* q1 D9 M% Z9 L
# Z) m8 t# X$ |"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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