'We need to focus on existing immigrants': Amid federal cuts, local organizations say more supports needed

As migration numbers to Calgary continue to rise, so does the need for settlement and infrastructure supports to integrate new migrants and settle into life in the city, according to experts

The federal government’s move to slash immigration levels could be a step in the right direction, as long as it doesn’t come with cuts to funding for settlement and infrastructure supports for existing migrants, local advocates and experts say.

They say the cuts should be followed by steady investment in housing, health care, language supports and other developments to support migrants already living in the city and moving from elsewhere in the country.