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Small Canadian Towns Focused on Attracting and Retaining Foreign-Trained Workers
Posted on Apr. 27th 2009 at 04:05 pm EDT (1057 views, 16 comments)
The Conference Board of Canada, a non-profit organization that follows economic trends in Canada, recently held a workshop with stakeholders from multiple communities across Canada regarding the necessity of attracting and retaining foreign-trained workers. Community leaders discussed how they have made immigration work positively in their communities. Mayor of Chatham-Kent, Randy Hope, noted that his community now has citizens from over 70 different countries. The mayor of Brooks, Alberta, Martin Shields, stated that his community has individuals from 59 different countries, 380 of which have recently received their Canadian citizenship. Many smaller communities are still struggling to attract and retain foreign-trained workers, however. The McCain foods ltd. is a large company is located in Florenceville, N.B., that is struggling to fill its 20 vacant information technology positions. Many other company representatives stated that they were facing the same difficulties. All members agreed that the federal government should be doing more to assist companies to find and train foreign workers. Many large companies are located in smaller communities in Canada. These smaller communities are a good option to consider when moving to Canada, as good jobs are often easier to find in these areas. |
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