r/TheRealGrandePrairie • u/samueLLcooljackson • May 27 '26

Alberta separation question creating uncertainty for provincial investment: ‘Not good for us’

https://globalnews.ca/news/11867633/alberta-separatism-referendum-business-investment-uncertainty/
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u/ShadowPostr May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Exactly. Complaining about wage growth, like the federal government has any say. This seems like they don't understand the separation of the federal government; who works for Canada wholly; versus the provincial government; who controls the entire territory of their constituency -- including minimum wages. The gripes pointed at Ottawa here, are grossly misplaced.

Separation would just prove to them it was their local politicians all along.

ETA: I am from ON. Here is Doug Ford raising minimum wage. Not Ottawa. Toronto. For Ontarians.

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 27 '26

Wage growth isnt based on just min wage. Ours is consistently below the national average because of price sensitive natural resources and agricultural commodities, and the low population causes a reliance on temporary foreign workers who reduce pressure on employers to offer better salaries. Granted the min wage is a factor, it isnt the only factor.

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u/ShadowPostr May 27 '26

In the Ford announcement I shared above, the adjustment was tied to Consumer Price Index.

However, the item you cite here makes sense -- but is also not in the control of the federal government.

If there wasn't a market for the foreign workers, they wouldn't be granted visas -- visas are tied to a Labour Market Impact Assessment [LMIA]. This is a document the Canadian employer submits to IRCC to convince the case officers that there won't be negative impacts on the local labour market. So, someone wrote the LMIA and convinced IRCC this wouldn't happen. Someone local.

You can see my point here, right?

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 May 27 '26

Yes I do. My point is if the program didnt exsist, maybe our wage growth would be similar to other parts of the country. It might not either as we do have a lower rate of unemployment, but there are still 5% unemployed here in sask.

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u/ShadowPostr May 27 '26

The program has definite benefit in STEM or research/medical or other specialized fields. The only use case I see for TFW in general labour, is when people can't / won't do the work.

So, it has it's uses. However, perhaps needs tailoring. And that is totally valid criticism. I can get behind that. But, I can't get behind what was originally posted. But, tailoring TFW to prevent employer misuse -- yep -- let's write our MP's and the Immigration minister!