Saskatchewan and Alberta: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Provinces like Saskatchewan and Alberta have been quietly urging the government to ease up on the restrictions, with Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall even making a recent face-to-face appeal to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the issue, according to Huffington Post. That's why the provinces and territories should embrace the Canada Job Grant, Employment and Social Development Minister Jason Kenney's office said in a statement Wednesday and OTTAWA - The temporary foreign workers controversy could be on the agenda Friday as provincial and territorial leaders gather in Toronto, months after Ottawa tightened the rules to quell fears of foreigners swiping jobs from Canadians. Boom provinces say their economies are hungry for the type of skilled workers that aren't readily available in Canada at the moment due to a skills shortage that the Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls one of the top barriers to Canadian competitiveness. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.