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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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"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.* Y/ X3 t' ]3 l4 Y/ s7 K. _' X
' r1 D m6 N0 f7 N9 u: l) A“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."0 V- _8 i' T6 Q
% @8 }# e% p- \The Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.* J+ i$ a7 A! r7 _3 N4 R! z
+ s- G" N( E* L3 l* ~ rThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.3 c0 \4 |( c& w3 p5 O+ }" Z
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The coalition is asking government to:
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) G6 z: B/ g- ZChange the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
, B! u# d' S' w* _4 Y. w& y, VMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.% S( J# Y8 j; _1 I! C$ s
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.! J9 T7 p$ G( q1 Q; `
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 Z6 {! R: o2 l. k- p8 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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"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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e, U3 J7 W: P: v$ ], y' t. \; dThe Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.7 T8 G* I5 y8 k6 C; N2 u$ I* U
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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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8 p$ j+ _; H, Y- g" b"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.1 B: _. @' c1 u, j
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