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Restoring trust in the immigration system

Restoring trust in the immigration system

Alberta's government is introducing legislation to establish greater provincial oversight over immigration, crack down on fraud and restore trust in the system.

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How Canada's once great immigration system is being weakened even further

How Canada's once great immigration system is being weakened even further

Canada's immigration scoring system no longer reflects the country's economic reality.

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Majority of Albertans support proposal to restrict temporary immigrants' access to health care: poll

Majority of Albertans support proposal to restrict temporary immigrants' access to health care: poll

More than 60 per cent support a referendum proposal to confine public services to Canadian citizens, PRs and provincially approved immigrants

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Feds won't stand in the way of Alberta's fall referendum, stress common immigration goals

Feds won't stand in the way of Alberta's fall referendum, stress common immigration goals

Federal officials say they won't stand in the way of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to put a number of constitutional and immigration-related questions to a referendum in the fall, and say they're already taking meaningful steps to bring migration down to a sustainable level.

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Provincial referendum coming this fall

Provincial referendum coming this fall

Albertans will cast their votes in a provincial referendum on the two biggest issues identified by the Alberta Next panel: immigration and constitutional reform.

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Lorne Gunter: Crafty move by Alberta premier on referendum questions

Lorne Gunter: Crafty move by Alberta premier on referendum questions

The brilliance of Smith's move is that it pre-empts a separatism referendum by giving voters another option — giving the provinces greater control in a united Canada.

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