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5 i; z7 F# ^" H) x" \# yA 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.6 \; B$ A% a7 [, ?) }, ^
$ { e6 ]7 r$ E4 B4 u$ x“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.": ]" r) |! e" @' s; c/ [5 s
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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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& }/ d8 z: J- u% N, `% p$ l4 r2 w& m, sThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.+ Q0 M$ ?& l7 b( c3 {. r/ a2 r( ~
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The coalition is asking government to:- s* s& F3 ^5 Z7 C6 Q
# \/ n- a: J. s4 d& P! UChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
' R7 q. z( o. d% w1 r/ _Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
; L5 y8 e2 v0 j+ ^Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.3 H8 k# q$ D- g0 h( H0 p* A
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 o8 Z: K4 H$ P4 Z' 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. a! ~6 r4 m4 P
. F" S& V$ _. G8 ~: N: s6 h1 \"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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/ P2 Z1 l& D* u0 `, t V! GCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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; w9 K7 j" C E. T6 {/ _4 Z- g"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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