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Brightenview Development: Regina Limits and American Market

brightenview development: Rules for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program SINP say if an immigrant establishes a company in Regina or Saskatoon, they have to employ at least two Canadians or permanent residents, according to CBC. That's potentially 600 new jobs at Brightenview's Global Trade and Exhibition Centre GTEC . Cash-for-jobs immigration consultant connected to Sask. government-backed Chinese megamall But the premier's office has confirmed that rule doesn't apply to businesses at the GTH even though it is inside city of Regina limits. Brightenview Development International is constructing a wholesale mall at the GTH, which the company says will house 300 businesses run by would-be Chinese immigrants wanting to sell their wares in the North American market. This map from the City of Regina website shows the GTH is within city limits. It is accurate to say that because the business would be outside of Saskatoon or Regina there are no employee requirements, a spokesperson wrote in an email to CBC. The NDP says the provincial government is so desperate to make the Chinese megamall successful, that it's manipulating Saskatchewan's immigration rules. City of Regina A spokesperson explained that's because according to its founding legislation, the GTH is designated as its own municipality, like an airport authority or a First Nations reserve. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.