Achi news desk-
The Alberta government is asking the federal government for more control over provincial immigration.
Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to re-evaluate his government’s decision that places limits on the numbers for Alberta’s provincial nominee program in 2024.
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She says that Alberta has been told that it will receive less than 10,000 allotments but she says that it should be double that number considering that Alberta is a key driver of jobs and the national economy.
The program nominates people for permanent residence in Alberta if they have skills to fill a job shortage or intend to start a business.
Smith says there were 57,000 Ukrainians who came to Alberta after the Russian invasion began and he says the province would like to see more.
The federal Canada-Ukraine Emergency Travel Authorization expired last summer but visa holders have until the end of the month to arrive in Canada.
& copy 2024 The Canadian Press
