Consultation on the Immigration Oversight Act, Protecting Alberta’s Tourism Workforce Capacity Survey

SECTION A: OPERATIONAL CONTEXT & DEMOGRAPHICS

1.What region or community type best describes your primary business operating location?(Required.)

Other (please specify)

2.Approximately what percentage of your peak-season workforce relies on foreign nationals (Temporary Foreign Workers, working holiday visas, or active LMIA processing streams)?(Required.)

SECTION B: LEGISLATIVE POSITIONING & CORE EVALUATION

3.What is your organization’s overall view on the government's decision to introduce provincial oversight via the Immigration Oversight Act?(Required.)

4.Which of the following statements accurately reflect your business's operational perspective on the Act? (select up to THREE maximum)(Required.)

It will establish necessary, heightened protections for vulnerable international workers.

It will increase baseline transparency and compliance among third-party recruitment agencies.

It will introduce an unnecessary administrative and compliance cost burden on small/medium operators.

It will lead to an unproductive duplication of existing federal validation processes (LMIA/IRCC) and red tape.

It risks exacerbating acute seasonal labor shortages due to registration processing backlogs.

It creates problematic operational planning uncertainty while final interpretations remain undefined.

It will successfully incentivize domestic talent acquisition within Alberta's tourism sector.

Other (please specify)

5.The Act outlines a mandatory Provincial Employer Registry. Operators must be cleared by the province BEFORE applying for federal LMIAs. What is your business position on this specific structural hurdle?(Required.)

SECTION C: QUANTIFYING OPERATIONAL RISK & REVENUE IMPACT

7.If provincial processing bottlenecks or registration delays defer your worker arrivals, what would be the direct impact on your business entities? (Select all that apply)(Required.)

Minimal or negligible operational impact

Moderate staffing gaps

Significant staffing gaps forcing a reduction in service capacity or hours of operation

Direct, unrecoverable loss of top-line revenue during peak operational revenue windows

Inability to open specific seasonal amenities, outlets, or services

Other (please explain)

8.The Act introduces provincial inspection layers, compliance reporting mandates, and punitive measures for non-compliance. Which statement best aligns with your executive perspective?(Required.)

Direct provincial enforcement and audits are appropriate, even if business compliance costs increase.

Provincial Oversight is appropriate only if burden is minimal

Existing rules should simply be better enforced by the federal government; additional oversight by the Alberta government works against this objective

There is no justifiable benefit to the legislation being introduced by the Government of Alberta

Other (please explain)

9.As the Government of Alberta drafts the final enforceable regulations for this Act, what is the single most critical message or recommendation you want TIAA to deliver to officials on behalf of your business?

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