According to emails, Alberta is looking to hire foreign labour from the UAE

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Economic Development Canada, the federal department that promotes economic growth in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan,  has raised concerns about the  mission.
A spokesperson  for Economic Development Canada  for the  Prairies relayed those concerns to  Alberta's assistant deputy minister  for immigration and  multiculturalism.
"Scott, we would be  happy to discuss  the province's plans and priorities. My office will  contact you to find a mutually convenient  time," the assistant deputy minister wrote in a  follow-up email to  Crichton.
Crichton said the government told him it would meet with him to discuss  the matter on Dec.  1. 5. However, he said the meeting was  canceled on  December 5 and  postponed to December 11.
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Crichton added  that he was  concerned that the government  was using the temporary foreign worker program, which could limit wage  increases in these  positions. Prime Minister's Office Says It Has No Knowledge of  Project
CBC News emailed  Prime Minister Smith's office, as well as the  Department of Immigration and  Multiculturalism, seeking information  about the mission.
They did not  respond to specific questions about what qualifications the government  is seeking or whether the trip is part of a broader effort to attract workers from other parts of the  world.
"The prime minister is not aware of any upcoming recruitment  mission, but we will review these concerns,"  spokeswoman Savannah Johannsen  wrote in a statement.
"Alberta has experienced unsustainable levels of immigration due to federal  government policies and we  have advocated for more  stable immigration  policies.
"We believe Ottawa's priority should be  to reduce the number of temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum  seekers, not  to reduce the number of economic migrants  selected by the provinces.

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