Under the expanded Alberta Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), the province will now be making Canadian Permanent Residency nominations for individuals in manufacturing, food and beverage, transportation, and hospitality occupations. Alberta employers have been suffering from chronic labour shortages in these industries; the new PNP is designed to alleviate them.
The expansion of the Alberta PNP is part of the new Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration Agreement, which is focused on attracting and retaining a greater number of immigrants and foreign skilled workers. The goal is to simplify and speed-up the process of bringing newcomers to Canada.
"This expanded program is only one part of the Made-in-Alberta Immigration strategy," states Iris Evans, Minister of Employment, Immigration, and Industry in Alberta. "Alberta needs the right workers, at the right time, with the right skills."
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