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No Hidden Fees. No Confusion. No Problem. Alberta Government Announces Help for Ukrainian Evacuees in Getting Their Alberta Class Five Driver’s Licence Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent At a press conference on April 14 hosted by Hi-Way Registries in Vegreville, Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, announced that Alberta is continuing to support Ukrainian evacuees by making it easier to exchange their Ukraine driver’s licence for an Alberta Class Five Licence. “Alberta’s government has established a one-year driver’s licence exchange program for Ukrainian evacuees holding a Category B, (passenger vehicles) or BE, (passenger vehicles with a trailer) driver’s license. We are helping Ukrainian evacuees exchange their
licence so they can integrate easier into Alberta to help them get new jobs and a fresh start. This change demonstrates Alberta’s commitment and compassion to the people of Ukraine.” Honourable MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, who is the Parliamentary Secretary for Ukrainian Refugee Settlement and Advisor Council on Alberta Ukraine Relations, commented, “I am proud that Alberta has joined other Canadian jurisdictions in assisting evacuees by exchanging Ukrainian Category B and BE driver’s licences for Class Five pas-
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