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The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is an economic immigration program that nominates people for permanent residence (PR) in Alberta. [ 2 ] To be eligible, nominees must either have skills that satisfy job shortages in Alberta or be preparing to buy or begin a business in the province.
The Senate chamber. Alberta is the only Canadian province to hold elections for nominees to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.These elections are non-binding, as the appointment of senators is solely the responsibility of the Governor General of Canada according to the Constitution of Canada, on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Elections Alberta is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referendums within the province. This is in accordance with the Alberta Election Act. [ 3 ]
The early 1990s proved to be a contentious period for delineation of electoral districts in Alberta. The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruling in Dixon v. Attorney General of British Columbia in 1989 invalidated the provincial electoral district re-distribution due to wide variations between electoral district populations for British Columbia, finding these differences inconsistent with the ...
The Government of Alberta (French: gouvernement de l'Alberta) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Alberta.In modern Canadian use, the term Government of Alberta refers specifically to the executive—political ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet/Executive Council) who are appointed on the advice of the premier.
Before synchronization with the National Register of Electors, the provincial voter list included 71 per cent of eligible electors; [34] after the 2005 provincial election in May 2005, the first to use the synchronized system, it was expected to be 93 per cent, [32] increasing voter registration from 2.11 million to 2.82 million electors from 2 ...
Alberta is the only province to hold elections for nominees to the Senate. These elections, held under Alberta's Senate Election Act, [3] are not binding on the prime minister when he advises the governor general on appointments to the Senate. However, in the previous four senate elections, nine senate nominees have been selected; and, of these ...
The Senate nominee election was held in conjunction with Alberta municipal elections under the Local Authorities Election Act, and resulted in the first Canadian Senator appointed following a popular election. The vote was held along municipal electoral boundaries, but conducted by Elections Alberta. Candidates were registered with provincial ...