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Canada Immigration Newsletter Archive - Jan/Feb 2007
Labour Force News
Employment increased by an estimated 62,000 in December, pushing the unemployment rate back down to the 30-year low of 6.1% (-0.2 percentage points). Employment grew by 2.1% (+345,000) in 2006, the highest growth rate since 2002. This was the 14th consecutive year of employment increases in Canada. Over the course of 2006, seven provinces hit record high employment rates while six reached 30-year record low unemployment rates. Alberta surged ahead in employment growth in 2006, charting its largest growth rate in 26 years (+6.0%). Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, and British Columbia also finished the year above the national employment growth rate.
Read More: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Subjects/Labour/LFS/lfs-en.htm
Canada Immigration Blog: Commentaries on Canadian Immigration Issues by Colin R. Singer
Upon return from our family vacation in the early new year, I sat down to catch up on the recent news stories. I came across two interesting developments in the immigration field. First, I learned that a new immigration Minister, Diane Finley, an MP from Ontario, was appointed to replace the now former Minister who had only held the position for just under one year.
Read More:http://www.immigrationblog.ca/
Recent Placements
We are pleased to confirm that our clients have recently accepted full-time positions and are now living and working in Canada in the following areas:
HVAC Engineer @ $34.50 per hour – Edmonton, Alberta.
Carpenter @ $30.00 per hour – Calgary, Alberta.
Welder Supervisor @ $70,000 per annum – Vancouver, British Columbia.
B Pressure Welder @ $30.00 per hour – Innisfail, Alberta.
Welder @ $27.00 per hour – Vancouver, British Columbia.
Our Featured Family Placement Profile: The Groves
Driving On the Other Side of the Pond
 Change is not easy. No one knows
that better than Long Haul driver
Dean Grove. Despite the challenges
and uncertainties, Grove and his wife
decided to relocate to Canada. But
the risk that goes with change seems
to have been worth it.
Dean Grove spent his entire life in
Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
He graduated high school, and
worked at several different jobs
before obtaining his Class 1 license in
1988 and settling into a successful career as a truck driver. He enjoyed an active life in
England with his wife Julie and their three children.
In April 2005, Grove planned a ski trip to Sunshine Village in Alberta, Canada. Needless
to say, the experience made a lasting impression. “Everyone makes you feel welcome;
it’s a clean country; there is more opportunity for the children- they can have more
here than they could ever have in England”, explains Grove. The more he thought
about it, the more Grove realized that he had little to lose and so much to gain. The timing
was perfect with his children at an age where they could still start over. Grove did not
want to spend the rest of his life haunted by what-ifs. “What’s the worst thing that can
happen?” he says, “We go back to the life we left behind”, he reasoned.
Luckily, it looks like that will not be necessary. Grove and his family arrived in Lethbridge,
Alberta in July 2006 and there has been no looking back. Naturally, the improvement in
their finances has been a big plus for Grove. The family lives just as well, if not better on
one income in Canada than they did on two incomes back in England. “My favourite
thing over here is being able to afford to do things as a family. For example, we
can all go ice skating for $8 or watch a movie for $15” says Grove. Grove is delighted
to see his family is adjusting better than he expected. “They have all been made to feel
very welcome in their new home”, he marvels.
Naturally, there have been challenges to overcome. For Grove, the biggest was the
driving itself. It took some getting used to but with the help and welcoming attitudes of his
co-workers and with a bit of patience, Grove made the adjustment. For those out there
thinking of relocating to Canada, Grove had this message to share: “Anyone coming to
Canada will enjoy the lifestyle. The motto here is work hard play hard. There is so
much to do and see and it is all on your doorstep. All that’s required is the courage
and the planning to get up behind the wheel and go for it.”
Quick Facts:
Name: Dean Grove
Occupation: Truck Driver
From: Worcestershire, England
Family: Wife, 3 Children
Arrived in Canada: July 2006
Destination: Lethbridge, Alberta
Best Change: Affordable lifestyle
Quote: “The motto here is work hard, play hard. There is so much to do and see and it is all on your doorstep.”
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We are currently accepting requests from foreign nationals seeking to live and work in
Canada on an expedited basis for immediate full-time employment in a number of trade's
occupations. Our fast track work programs provide qualified applicants and their families
with immediate temporary entry to Canada on the basis of a government approved offer
of full time employment commensurate with their qualifications. Qualified applicants will
receive work permits for immediate entry to Canada along with their family dependents.
Thereafter qualified applicants and their families may also apply for Canadian permanent
residence.
Contact Certified Human Resources Professional, Colin R. Singer, Attorney, by email
csinger@immigration.ca, for further information.
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