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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.
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5 P, X1 G; c7 w" x: k2 B# y+ B“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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) p. D) F l: FThe 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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1 b: J& Q t$ t0 B, IThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups. N: X4 M2 J9 k1 G
9 P. R* l8 Q/ K! u x+ O8 Y# [The coalition is asking government to:
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
. I" x* s+ Q9 N. h' Z2 l* KMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.8 P: m( f3 h& d. f
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.2 r& G9 N: X K" {2 I( q3 ~" Z7 P) Z
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
1 w, D2 Q. u! t* h) ^“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.- H& o k7 l- D% Q
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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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- A/ h$ e* n6 k% O3 \6 E% i L" KCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.( D" `1 ^# U9 N; m+ U1 c0 p
0 G& m f& V4 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.( K V R+ T! [' E$ Q
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