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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.
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+ ?" _5 [6 B4 D" x* J"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.
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" Q& z& S4 \+ d6 g! N: R/ B“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."* c, F) W" {8 l
# }4 [5 q; D4 b0 e8 C) R1 z% Y, D+ aThe 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.' n8 B# H' D& i, S3 H
( N% D; {; h7 \# N1 ?2 gThe coalition is asking government to:
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1 s" ?0 X& d, mChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
1 X5 m( @; G; x1 yMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.# R) X' U+ w0 {" o5 g* g1 `: Z
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.( E1 u; W4 o2 o9 G9 p$ H$ a$ z( \
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.7 R: @. A& {# O8 J( B: [4 D
“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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0 c/ Z. w7 z* f$ |3 D"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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[7 ~. L; h& C$ J9 f+ Y. i3 xThe 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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, C. R7 J/ o9 |1 ZCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.! T) o0 d' F; ~! F: n( k
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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.) e$ S$ e3 t- e9 n& ~
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