‘Our Town’s Going to Collapse’: Northern B.C. Businesses Demand Ottawa Revisit Immigration, Work Permit Cuts

‘Our town’s going to collapse’: Northern B.C. businesses demand Ottawa revisit immigration, work permit cuts

Community Futures Development Corporation says Prince Rupert is at risk due to federal government changes to immigration and work permit policies.

'Immigration not in business of giving away work permits'

The Immigration Department is not in the business of giving away work permits. This position has been made clear by Minister of Information and Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams who says the department goes above and beyond to ensure a skill set is not readily available in Barbados before a work permit is granted. In fact, he said a recent application for a work permit for someone to fill an office assistant post was denied. And with the constructio…