Immigration to Alberta may face changes due to the COVID-19
Alberta Premier Jason Keney announced the upcoming changes to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. His government has not specified yet any specific steps it will adopt. Nevertheless, in his live speech on Facebook on May 20, Keney said Alberta can accommodate fewer immigrants because of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. He said the government will push provincial employers to hire within Alberta as many locals have lost a job. From January 2015 to March 2020, almost 50,000 immigrants came to Alberta through the AINP. This is almost 21.6% of all immigrants who moved to Alberta within the last five years.
#AINP, #Alberta, #provincial_nomination, #PNP, #COVID_19