Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are looking at, in terms of immigration, perhaps working more closely with the federal government. We don't currently administer immigration programs ourselves in the Northwest Territories. What we have done, though, is started to look at what territories like the Yukon have done and what some of the provinces are doing. We've asked the federal government if we could participate with them on one of their committees in Alberta to get some experience and understanding as to how we might work more collaboratively with them, and we intend to take a look at whether or not that will work. One of the things that's happened recently is the federal government has just announced an extension in the temporary Foreign Worker Program, and workers who are now in that program can have their stays extended to two years from one year. I understand that workers who are currently here on one-year permits could seek to have those permits extended for a second year.
Charles Dent on Question 434-15(5): Solutions To Labour Market Shortages
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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