Calgary, May 11, 2007 – The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, the Honourable Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta and the Honourable Iris Evans, Alberta Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry, today signed a new Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration.
“Canada’s New Government is committed to working with Alberta and committed to helping newcomers,” said Minister Finley. “This agreement will help Alberta attract immigrants more quickly and ensure our immigration programs meet Alberta’s needs and the needs of newcomers.”
“This agreement fulfils my commitment to pursue a made-in-Alberta approach to immigration," said Premier Stelmach. “It sets out a framework for enhanced federal-provincial immigration cooperation and partnerships, and is a prime example of what can be accomplished by working together.”
“Since Alberta represents 10 per cent of Canada’s population, Alberta’s goal is to receive at least 10 per cent of immigrants to Canada,” said Minister Evans. “This agreement takes us one step closer to that goal as well as addressing our labour shortage.”
The new agreement means:
* Alberta will be able to nominate more immigrants possessing skills needed in the province, for quicker processing by the federal government. * A new pilot project to speed up the entry of certain foreign health-care professionals who have applied to come to Alberta. * Enhanced cooperation between Canada and Alberta in overseas immigration marketing initiatives. * A commitment to establishing mechanisms that would make it easier and quicker for Alberta to get the foreign workers it needs to meet its growing labour force demands.
“Taken together, the agreement and the related initiatives speak to the strength and flexibility of our relationship,” said Minister Finley. “I look forward to continued progress as we build and expand our partnerships for the benefit of newcomers and Albertans alike.”
The agreement formalizes and builds on the existing collaborative relationship between Canada and Alberta on immigration matters, including the delivery of settlement and integration services. It also recognizes the importance of involving community stakeholders, including service providers, municipalities and the private sector, in welcoming newcomers.
Was heist das fuer auswanderer und gastarbeiter die richtig auswandern wollen?
Es werden mehr PNP pro jahr fuer alberta zugelassen und mehr pnp heist nicht so lange warten auf das PR.
das problem wird aber im augenblick noch etwas anhalten - "es geht langsam".
und es ist auch damit zurechnen - das die hier erwähnte "sklaven-zeit" arbeiten mit temporary work permit weiter so bleibt.
hier der text
By BILL KAUFMANN, SUN MEDIA
Attracting 10 times the number of targeted foreign immigrants now admitted to Alberta is the target of a federal-provincial pact inked in Calgary today.
The agreement will cut red tape and hasten the entry of badly-need workers into the province on Alberta’s unique terms, said Premier Ed Stelmach. “This agreement fulfills my commitment to pursue a made-in-Alberta immigration solution,” said Stelmach.
“Alberta needs this agreement so we can have increased influence and control of immigration.”
Over the next decade, it’s hoped the agreement will see the number of immigrant workers coming to Alberta under the Provincial Nominee Program will rise to 25,000 a year — up from the current 2,500 — and would comprise 10% of the newcomer flow to Canada.
Alberta will have the power to nominate more immigrants possessing skills needed in Alberta while providing more resources to settle them.
It’ll also enhance Alberta’s marketing clout in searching for needed workers overseas. The process has languished for years, said federal Immigration Minister Diane Finley.
“The Provincial Nominee Program has not been changed since 2002,” she said. “Such efforts won’t go unnoticed to people offering their skills to Canada.”
The pact is a step in the right direction in breaking down time-consuming, frustrating barriers facing immigrants seeking to ply their skills here, said Fariboz Birjandian, chairman of the Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies.
But Birjandian said Alberta’s often unaffordable housing remains a daunting hurdle for many newcomers.
“For people coming in, it is a bigger issue for settling in,” he said.
“And we don’t want Calgary becoming a city where all the rich people live on one side and all the poor on the other.”
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