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Manitoba Filling its Labour Gaps with Icelandic Unemployed
Posted on Mar. 16th 2009 at 03:16 pm EDT (455 views, 1 comments)
Minister of Immigration for the province of Manitoba, Nancy Allan, recently returned from a visit to Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, where she was putting the finishing touches on a labour deal with the now bankrupt country. It has been determined that applicants will be screen by the Icelandic labour department, and should they qualify, be admitted to Canada as a temporary foreign worker. The program should be beneficial for both partners. Manitoba is experiencing a great labour shortage, while Iceland’s unemployment rate has skyrocketed to almost 10%. Many Icelander’s are happy for the opportunity to work in Canada, as many have friends and family amongst the 30,000 people of Icelandic decent already established in the province. An additional benefit comes to the Icelandic who work in Canada for more than one year. Under the new Canadian Experience Class immigration program, those workers would be able to apply for fast-tracker permanent residency in Canada. Manitoba is not looking to fill its labour gaps with only Icelandic however. The provincial government strongly encourages any Canadian who has recently found themselves out of work to look to Manitoba for its great employment opportunities.
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