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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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; o2 D; l/ c* Q C"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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5 r: |; @; l% n6 W“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."4 x) j' g6 f" Q2 ]0 g& L6 c
1 _3 f2 O8 q% {. Z) f: t' y' mThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.0 B9 W; M6 v; Y" F% q1 t! W
& D$ G# S8 I5 w2 Y; d8 k+ sThis 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:9 X2 Q Y- `. [ k5 b% S7 D4 {# a. z
% j8 ]# A/ {- `- P' j; P& E: zChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
& D+ y* K! V& M/ E6 WMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants./ a {( {( m% Z& Z9 R
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.; N; R7 Q0 L0 j$ L. q/ d
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
$ f" C( _- e4 r+ {( C5 n: [“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.
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7 Q; g y+ w8 b. ]/ P: XThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.$ O$ [. `, m# Y5 w9 _, ~% T8 i5 y
8 V1 V% e* _' R8 E* d# SCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.9 i% K% v6 n/ n* f5 `2 T* S
. z. Y2 P1 V0 T" H. W"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.. v# C- X3 t& z& Q+ ] j1 i4 v
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