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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.2 S* G. C/ S8 g+ D" o% ~
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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.
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+ [2 s3 I$ [; G“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."
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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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6 i$ Q, z/ |& [2 k: ^+ lThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.% _. @1 D: k* y& g/ W a( w
/ V1 @$ y# I" p+ [- X9 H1 [ k! j- hThe coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
/ v0 b O# y9 O, aMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
8 Z& A3 _/ Q, kChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
& f; i% Z7 G1 X" A+ vStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
7 C: F* d4 y0 x+ h" K W( R“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.9 L( @, D3 `2 r$ v6 w( c8 Z K
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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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The 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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+ J( [. Y$ K- R4 X% e( w" z* jCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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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.5 W* n! s1 l1 ^, p% _/ G6 w
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