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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says federal immigration limits are undercutting her province's ability to fill jobs, grow the economy and aid those fleeing violence in war-torn Ukraine.

Smith called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Wednesday to immediately double to 20,000 the number of allotments to Alberta under the Provincial Nominee Program and add 10,000 on top of that for Ukraine evacuees.

Smith said Ottawa has given Alberta 9,750 spots for 2024 and that falls well short of...

For the first time, the Canadian government will set targets for temporary residents allowed into the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller says.

This is being done, Miller said, to ensure “sustainable” growth in the number of temporary residents coming into Canada.

“Starting this fall, for the first time, we will expand the immigration levels plan to include both temporary resident arrivals and permanent resident arrivals,” Miller told reporters in Ottawa on Thursday.

Miller said as of 2023,...

Lisa Jane de Gara is a dedicated leader, blending her experience in public service and academia to make a difference. Currently leading a team at Action for Healthy Communities, she's focused on bringing top-notch immigration services to small towns in rural Alberta. She is also a Sessional Lecturer with the University of Saskatchewan's Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy where she herself learned the "tricks of the trade." As a scholar, her work on the internet and disinformation has...