Media Advisory

Canada and Alberta Sign New Immigration Agreement

Calgary, May 11, 2007 – The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, the Honourable Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta, and the Honourable Iris Evans, Alberta Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry, will be on hand for the signing of the new Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration.

Date:	Friday, May 11, 2007
Time:	1:00 p.m.
Location:	Calgary Catholic Immigration Society Margaret Chisholm Resettlement Centre  23 McDougall Court N.E. Calgary, Alberta

The ministers and the Premier will be available to the media after the announcement. 

For more information (media inquiries only):

Government of Canada

Philippe Mailhot
Press Secretary
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-954-1064

Marina Wilson
Spokesperson, Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-952-1650

Government of Alberta

Tom Olsen
Communications
Office of the Premier of Alberta
780-427-2251

Lorelei Fiset-Cassidy
Communications Director
Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry
780-427-5649