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- M- a4 l7 K& X9 d* v+ ZA 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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' Q: H2 Z' m* z7 c7 ["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.; x9 m, y4 u, c- T
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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."( H9 r" O* Y% Y) l
) z, U8 y# D( Q/ [$ IThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.5 ]. h5 z- J B$ q" L
! [+ }0 @3 e7 e6 t% |This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.. ^6 O7 |. N2 t8 A( z3 j
9 Q$ V9 E( ~. [: i2 O# WThe coalition is asking government to:5 G4 e5 a# q# M! h+ q
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
4 M, i" V. h4 @, Z; C+ Z7 \Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
1 z3 s* d& X& v3 u% EChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.: }& V: w9 p! [" z& a. a" J5 S
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
' p5 B6 C8 K* z, G“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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"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.+ }5 J) F- E2 C9 A
+ b. G5 `& u; D- h' {6 qThe 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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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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6 V9 r! N$ |1 @"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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