阿尔伯塔省政府与联邦政府签署协议,阿省每年可吸纳的海外移民工人,从现在的2,500人增至2.5万人。阿省省长Ed Stelmach说,协议还将简化手续,给省府在移民事务上更大的权力和灵活性,阿省可以提名更多具备该省所需技术的人移民,并提供更多资源帮助这些人安顿。: s+ w5 r" Y4 y, R+ L' K
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阿省移民服务机构协会主席Fariboz Birjandian说,协议的签订有利于清除技术移民申请到阿省的一些障碍,但阿省目前最缺的是新移民负担得起的住房。省长Ed Stelmach回应说,省府将增拨2.85亿元,提供更多住房以解决这个问题。
Most immigrants are from poorer countries. Will they be able to afford to live in Alberta and have a better life? / I& c5 D# a4 H1 u - a: O) \. n" `% G* Z; w. M- I9 w' y[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-5-14 09:25 编辑 ]
$258 MILLION MEANS $258,000,000, IF AVEREAGE HOUSE PRICE IS $258,000, THAT MEANS 1000 HOUSES, 3~4 PERSONS OCCUPY ONE HOUSE, 4000 PERSONS GET. T/ [+ }9 j" [6 F: K
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% n: o% I3 a# O9 dMAY BE INVEST 258M, SELL AND BUILD THE HOUSE AGAIN AND AGAIN.