Source: Government of Canada regional news
“Alberta has a long history of welcoming newcomers, and we plan to maintain that reputation.
“However, the federal government’s reckless and irresponsible open-border immigration policies, permitting almost 2 million newcomers to enter Canada last year alone, have led to unsustainable financial pressures on all provinces.
“With the cost of food, energy, housing and everything else in this country increasing, and with tens of thousands of new people moving to Alberta monthly, our hospitals and schools are at or above capacity.
“As a province, we need a reprieve from this explosive population growth so we can catch up with these pressures. So do all provinces.
“The federal government’s plan to cut a mere 105,000 new permanent residents will not solve these pressures when they are bringing in almost 2 million additional people annually.
“We call on the government to cut the number of newcomers to Canada from almost 2 million to well under 500,000 annually until further notice.
“Ottawa’s priority should be on reducing the number of temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers—not on reducing provincially selected economic migrants.”