August 21, 2025
RED FM News Desk
Alberta Immigration Minister Joseph Schow is pressing the federal government to confront what he calls the growing strain of undocumented immigration on public services and infrastructure.
Speaking this week, Schow estimated there are about 500,000 people living in Canada without legal status, a number he says Ottawa has chosen to ignore.
“I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We believe there’s half a million illegal immigrants across the country, and they’re accessing taxpayer-funded services,” Schow said. “The federal government is disregarding this reality, and that’s a serious problem.”
Schow, who also serves as Alberta’s minister of jobs, economy and trade, argued that Ottawa must factor the estimated number of undocumented migrants into next year’s immigration targets.
“These individuals must be taken into account, because every province is feeling the pressure of Ottawa’s mismanagement of the immigration system,” he said.
His comments come as federal officials signal a shift toward moderating immigration levels after Canada admitted millions of newcomers in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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