Alberta’s Smith Directs Jobs Minister to Seek More Provincial Control Over Immigration

Joseph Schow with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after being sworn into cabinet as House Leader in Edmonton on Oct. 24, 2022. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has asked her jobs minister to use “all legal means” to give the province more control over international immigration.

Smith made the request in a new mandate letter issued to Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration Joseph Schow, who shared it on social media.