This year has been tough on the world. All levels of government
are consistently implementing new strategies in hopes of
counter-balancing the negative effects of COVID-19. In the last
month, two major announcements have been made that will affect
Albertans moving forward.
Immigration Levels Plan
In light of the delays and disruptions caused by the pandemic,
Canada's federal government recently announced its very
ambitious plan to increase immigration levels for 2021 through
2023. The plan hopes to approve over 400,000 Permanent Residents
each year for the next three years. Immigration Minister Marco
Mendicino explained that the government intends to use this plan to
attract workers who will fill labour shortages in industry sectors
that are struggling. Specifically, the goal is to facilitate
immigration while strengthening the Canadian middle class through
well managed and responsible economic growth.
