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Ferguson said he knows of others in the industry that would love to move here permanently, and when he spoke to council on July 23, he gave an example of one such player that wants to call Vancouver home. 'We have Mike Flanagan in town right now making the Carrie series. He's done a half-billion dollars of production in Vancouver. He's made five series,' said Ferguson. 'He's been living here for years and he's been waiting two and a half years to get his (permanent resident) status. And (there's) no end in sight … These productions are going to happen here regardless, but if we can invite them to be based here, maybe they'll bring more. I think by setting up a program through the Provincial Nominee Program you create the opportunity to build a real domestic sector.' The motion was presented to the council by ABC council member Brian Montague after local industry members pointed out to him there was 'a bit of a gap in the (Provincial Nominee Program) system.' 'We've been pretty clear from when we got elected in 2022 that we wanted to be a city that was open for business. And we often forget about the creative sector as a real part of the economy in B.C. and in Vancouver, especially,' said Montague. 'We want to make sure that there is all sorts of opportunities for people to set up shop in Vancouver, start businesses in Vancouver and employ talent in Vancouver. And when folks from the industry approached me, it seemed like kind of a no-brainer.' At the end of the day, city council does not have the power to change someone's immigration status. Vancouver hopes to rally other B.C. municipalities to this issue when they meet at the UBCM in Victoria in late September. In an email to Postmedia, the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills noted that the provincial government 'is aware' of Vancouver city council's support for the program. 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