More foreign workers on the way

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http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/05/13/4177280.html
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CALGARY — An agreement between Alberta and the federal government will allow 25,000 foreign workers per year to come to the province to aid in its worker shortage.
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3 b3 l" M+ H% \1 j$ c9 ^+ R2 p- fAlberta Premier Ed Stelmach says the agreement will cut red tape and give the province increased influence and control of immigration.
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The rise to 25,000 immigrant workers per year will happen over the next 10 years under the provincial nominee program.

9 V- O7 \" }5 A; a& L3 dRight now, 2,500 workers per year come under the program.

Federal Immigration Minister Diane Finley said the changes will be noticed by people offering their skills to Canada.

! N' R  k; p& p6 D1 Z  I, w9 w; DThe pact gives Alberta the power to nominate more immigrants possessing skills needed in the province and also provides more resources to help them settle here.
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& O1 e$ I9 P* b: MIt’s a step in the right direction in breaking down time-consuming, frustrating barriers facing immigrants seeking to ply their skills here, said Fariboz Birjandian, chairman of the Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies.

7 G4 A  J0 a9 j. y* B) ]' k# bBut Birjandian said Alberta’s often unaffordable housing remains a daunting hurdle for many newcomers.

$ v5 K0 e5 c0 w“For people coming in, it is a bigger issue for settling in,” he said.
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9 u" R2 V: {/ ^; C9 B“And we don’t want Calgary becoming a city where all the rich people live on one side and all the poor on the other.”

! Y+ w3 Y, H+ n% m$ C0 @$ |! JStelmach said the province is giving $285 million in new money for affordable housing and is trying to tackle that problem.

音响神仙鱼

没看到原来新闻板已经有这新闻了, 还是翻译了的, 请斑主删除....

今天闲着

没去看新闻版，还好你贴了出来。信息对我们太重要了。

eric.zhang

让外劳潮来的更猛烈些吧