CANWEST NEWS SERVICE, OTTAWA, CANADA - International immigration fuelled an increase in Canada’s population in the last quarter of 2008, particularly in the western provinces, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
The new figures show a population increase of 0.19 per cent, the fastest fourth-quarter growth rate since 1992, the agency said.
‘The increased pace in population growth can [...]
ABBOTSFORD TIMES, CANADA - The British Columbia (B.C.) provincial government is providing $300,000 to Abbotsford Community Services (ACS) for projects that will support older immigrant youth and young adults who are facing significant language and settlement barriers.
‘By working with these younger immigrants to help them transition into their new community we are equipping them with [...]
Despite leaving behind a hot climate, their home, family, friends and well-established careers — he’s a chartered accountant, she’s a software engineer — the Raos admit the culture shock hasn’t been as jolting as they imagined. They stepped off the plane on a Friday and walked into a local Bank of Nova Scotia on Saturday. [...]
