The Parkland Regional Immigration Committee has been kicking the tires for a while, and this weekend, they start up their operation.
This group, a partnership of several Parkland municipalities, the chamber of commerce, as well as local businesses, is looking fast fast-track labor-based immigration in the Parkland area.
"Having them all on board and committed wasn't a challenge at all. I think this is a common goal. we all struggle with problems, we have a shortage of labor."
That's the city's economic development committee's Martijn van Luijn, who notes this project has been in the works for quite some time.
"Two years. we've been working for the last two years to figure out what our target is. what we want to do, what we're trying to do, what kind of immigrants we're trying to hire, and what skills we're looking for. and then building up partnerships with the Chamber of Commerce, the rural economic development corporation, and then we're signing an agreement with the province this Saturday"
This Saturday, as mentioned, the paperwork will be signed with the province to allow this more local group to spearhead this immigration movement, hopefully filling the vacancies seen across the job market.
