Speaking notes for the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship: Announcement related to the International Experience Canada program

Delivered Thursday, December 1, 2022, in Banff, Alberta

Hello and welcome, everyone. My name’s Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. It’s a pleasure to be here with you today to make a great announcement that supports the tourism sector and tackles the labour shortage.

It’s great to be back here in Banff. We had an opportunity this summer to do a round table with certain players in the tourism sector from this region and discuss with the business community more broadly the need to continue to advance immigration measures to help ensure we could bring workers into the economy. It’s good to be back to demonstrate that we’re doing our best to take feedback from the industry to understand how we can advance policies that are going to continue to help players in the sector grow.