Territorial Leaders: Federal Government

Council Of The Federation Meeting Dept: Provincial and territorial leaders gathered in Halifax for a Council of the Federation meeting on the economy said Friday they want control over the number of immigrants they can receive, as well as the ability to design and implement settlement and integration programs so they can recruit the skilled workers needed to boost their economies, according to Montreal Gazette. Immigration is an area of shared federal-provincial jurisdiction, but the federal government controls many of the levers. Premiers insist they need more control because provinces can best assess local labour market needs to deliver immigration programming and settlement services and hALIFAX Canada s premiers are urging the federal government to give provinces more control over immigration a key component in driving provincial economies saying they want to become masters of our own destiny. Effectively, premiers are calling on Ottawa to give them many of the same immigration powers already offered to Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.