The Alberta authorities is asking the federal authorities for extra management over provincial immigration.
Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to re-evaluate his authorities’s determination that locations limits on the numbers for Alberta’s provincial nominee program in 2024.
She says Alberta has been knowledgeable it should obtain lower than 10,000 allotments however says it ought to be double that quantity given Alberta is a key driver of jobs and the nationwide financial system.
This system nominates folks for everlasting residence in Alberta if they’ve abilities to fill job shortages or plan to start out a enterprise.
Smith says there are 57,000 Ukrainians who got here to Alberta after the start of the Russian invasion and says the province wish to see extra.
The federal Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Journey ended final summer season however visa holders have till the tip of the month to reach in Canada.
