Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall: Immigration Issue

Alberta Premier Alison Redford Dept: Ms. Clark has the backing of Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, who are facing similar labour and skills shortages. They are eyeing Quebec s immigration authority with envy, according to Globe and Mail. Ms. Clark was in Ottawa last week but did not formally raise the immigration issue, waiting instead for a task-force report she commissioned to help build B.C. s case. The biggest one for us in the West is immigration. It s one of the most important economic levers any government has and we don t have it. ... We need to devolve immigration to provincial governments. As Ottawa struggles with a huge backlog of immigration applications, the provinces, especially in the fast-growing West, are increasingly frustrated with their inability to bring in needed workers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.