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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. ) y( r+ v& M) A
! C% x8 ]! N8 k+ K G6 y" \9 wAlberta 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.
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, [$ O/ K7 I' f/ s5 Y& D' URight now, 2,500 workers per year come under the program.
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Federal Immigration Minister Diane Finley said the changes will be noticed by people offering their skills to Canada.
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The 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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It’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. 2 V3 y% k% _8 [; }8 p" {% Y8 W
, V9 J$ Y; O4 @3 sBut Birjandian said Alberta’s often unaffordable housing remains a daunting hurdle for many newcomers. # E4 Y6 k% n: P: a& Z; n% N
\# Z# }0 F3 N/ `& {8 g“For people coming in, it is a bigger issue for settling in,” he said. ' z1 m2 d; Y# ~) M' s5 h' T
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“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.” 6 ~" F2 ]* T4 `5 ] C
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Stelmach said the province is giving $285 million in new money for affordable housing and is trying to tackle that problem. |
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