Joseph Schow

15 Aug

Alberta Minister Raises Concerns Over Federal Immigration Policy and Provincial Pressures

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Edmonton, August 15, 2025 – Alberta’s Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration, Joseph Schow, has voiced concerns about the federal government’s handling of immigration, saying provinces are bearing the brunt of population growth without sufficient input in national target-setting.In a statement released Friday, Schow said Canada is on pace to welcome more than one million new temporary and permanent immigrants in 2025, in addition to nearly three million temporary residents already in the country. He argued that federal immigration targets are often determined without fully considering the needs of provinces, which are responsible for services such as health care,…

06 Mar

Improving safety in combative sport: Minister Schow

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Calgary (Rajeev Sharma): Minister of Tourism and Sport Joseph Schow issued a statement on the recommendations from the public fatality inquiry into the 2017 death of Timothy Hague. “Alberta’s government takes athlete safety incredibly seriously and our thoughts are with Timothy Hague’s family, loved ones and community," Joseph said. “Last fall, I received 14 recommendations that were set out in the Honourable Justice C.J. Sharpe’s report to the Minister of Justice regarding the public fatality inquiry into the death of Timothy Hague. Since then, we have been hard at work meeting with municipal combative sport commissions and related stakeholders to…