B.C.’s premier is slamming a decision by the federal government to slash the number of skilled immigrants that can come to the province, saying it will choke economic growth.
Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced last week that most provinces and territories will have to cut their economic immigration programs in half.
This year, B.C. can accept a maximum of 4,000 skilled workers from abroad, a cut by half compared to last year. And far fewer than the 11,000 skilled workers B.C. had asked Ottawa to approve.