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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.3 X. J$ z3 o. ?. ~# J
; z) Y: w2 a7 g! P"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." w, A9 y) t2 \# P& x3 u5 f
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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."' D+ V/ V% f* _( ~7 u
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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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/ K$ n; A9 R/ ]! ^This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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( y" u/ W' l, C1 a/ U% VThe coalition is asking government to:- ^* u$ j9 n! u, N
) d% r3 E# k$ ~, y! B; c% dChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands. K/ {5 O* y; g& i+ X% ?6 B7 L
Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.$ C) Q- H9 x4 j; W1 Q
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
0 i; v+ K1 L( @6 u1 ?. FStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.8 L5 M, ]" `" 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.; }6 l$ w5 n# Z9 `- K% m
# V( L) M3 R1 C5 J3 ~"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.3 J6 t+ {/ J; C2 J1 ?8 |
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.$ ~, F) ~ I# k! b& E3 ]
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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.
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