British Columbia Premier David Eby says Ottawa’s cuts to the province’s skilled worker immigration program are adding strain at a time of “huge stress” on the economy.
Eby made the comments at a Jan. 28 press conference, referring to Ottawa’s recent reduction in Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) quotas. The program, which serves as a direct economic immigration pathway that allows provinces to grant permanent residency to skilled workers, saw its national admission target cut this year by more than half.
Eby said the reduction in allocations will limit the province’s ability to recruit in-demand workers, such as engineers, technicians, programmers, and doctors, who are essential to ensuring the province “keeps moving in a moment of huge stress on our economy.”…