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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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“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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This shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.5 n( M7 j5 s+ m: ~9 u& K
2 I% _: q- [" [) d" {# bThe coalition is asking government to:/ I& K. x" r7 g* l6 y) }" o
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Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
# O8 x U7 E5 dMake it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
3 Q5 P* |- A; c( T: F I, vChange National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.. D" m! O' o; o0 z% p
Streamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process./ G' Z' ]9 _5 ]0 F8 l! B
“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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* O& ^8 w9 A1 P! @6 ^The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.9 U5 | l5 c/ q; |
0 t, b- Q) e4 |/ hCurrently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.: x% e& e( X/ z3 W6 U- H( _/ r
5 }0 R7 D0 z) o' i6 b/ d"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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