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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.4 v D3 M0 I7 {
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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.& n) N! p) o' f/ Y0 \7 g4 `
# d5 v N& p2 `% z6 g“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."5 e7 X4 D6 f9 i' ~5 h3 D/ `% v: T
' X4 m5 w/ w& c+ kThe 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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/ O" H" q; Q( ?This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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, j9 H! u( u3 Z/ U7 r: i) XThe coalition is asking government to:) e1 v( j/ L$ K( m+ P6 t' e9 ?
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.1 z/ ]- c' c2 B/ O2 R! U3 L
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.# T+ p; R$ T0 _! P+ P" I$ m' i5 s
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.& K" c1 c4 {$ ^0 h) x* k! u5 H
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.' L8 ]& d G* e! 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.( D! {* y( X7 F2 H
' }7 [! C' c. b7 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.$ ^0 @' f& k4 T
2 R9 `9 h b J' u% {. iCurrently 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.; z L% d- W& K; }$ e4 G# a
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