Kenney said the UCP plan would aim to bring approximately 10,000 newcomers in total to rural Alberta every year. (Robson Fletcher/CBC)The UCP plan mirrors a recent move by the federal government aimed at placing more immigrants in rural communities across Canada. Alberta immigration policyIn Alberta, there is both a comprehensive immigration agreement and an immigrant nominee program that allows the province to target would-be Albertans based on labour needs. "Rural immigration or immigration as a positive solution to rural challenges is hardest to achieve where it is probably needed most for purposes of repopulation. "This is a government that is going to, I think, try to rekindle the notion that it speaks for rural Alberta.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2019 16:41 UTC