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4 L/ y6 B( v& 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., h6 }# ]( t; N& G4 X1 m" N/ A* y( t
2 V5 V) U D* T' s4 i1 {% b U"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 t$ n8 f* v2 s
: E }4 {, r; a* s“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.": a8 E7 O) m. ^) w2 G* S* n$ z
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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.$ |# i: |2 e! L
) U7 j% q3 [% \0 w6 T+ T. L: OThis 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:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
& u8 n! B F2 \8 XMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.) u- w4 F7 a# J- ?- X6 h: R
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
. i( j3 }! n7 H, L. f U* @, mStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
" `; p" y% ~- \9 x“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.; _5 P9 ?/ ]1 H
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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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7 O* S7 E' w3 u/ s- }0 fThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.( c4 P' k4 r% T
. z& }5 s& o" C u6 G& fCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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& f5 x/ T1 z* c: b; N [" s"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.& c* a- K* b* S- z
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