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Immigrant pay lags despite more skills
New stats Canada report paints dour portrait…
Toronto, ON, January 30, 2007 — Publisher of the Canadian Immigrant Magazine, and advocate for immigrant rights, Naeem “Nick” Noorani, is not surprised by a new Statistics Canada report that paints a less than rosy picture for new immigrants coming to Canada. The report released today found that newcomers are over three times more likely to have low-incomes despite having much higher levels of education. Noorani says, “Little progress is being made for immigrants. Since 2000, we have had six different immigration ministers — that’s almost one a year. And none of them has been able to really make a difference for immigrants’ integration into Canada and standard of living. To make matters worse, the promised Canadian agency for the assessment and recognition of credentials that Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised a year ago is nowhere in sight.

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I have been closely watching how the federal immigration portfolio has evolved over the last few years. Let’s go back to just five years ago … we had Denis Coderre (Liberal) in the role of immigration minister in 2002 and 2003 who had floated the idea of having the feds decide where immigrants should settle. That prompted cries from critics that likened Canada to Red China and died a quiet and deserved end!
And then we had Judy Sgro — someone I personally believed had an understanding and the will to effect changes in the functioning of this huge, complex portfolio. Unfortunately, she fell victim to a vicious campaign and resigned.

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Atlantic employers struggle to find workers as labour force growth stagnates think-tank
By STEVE PROCTOR Business Editor
The Chronicle Herald Halifax
Employers in Atlantic Canada will find it increasingly difficult to fill job openings and vie for new business opportunities as a labour shortage in the region gains traction, say researchers with a regional think-tank.
A commentary issued by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council released Friday says labour force growth in the region has ground to a halt over the past two years, leaving employers struggling to fill vacancies created by retirements or small expansions.
An aging workforce and the loss of younger workers to the superheated economy in Alberta are the main reasons that the size of the region’s workforce has remained frozen at 1.2 million for two years. With the region’s overall population growth crawling along at 0.3 per cent annually, the council’s senior economist, David Chaundry, says limited labour growth could become more common in the future.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2007
The executive director of PICS, Charan Gill, is one of the four people worldwide who will receive a community service award from Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) this week. GOPIO is holding its own convention in New Delhi to coincide with the much bigger Indian government sponsored annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held on January 7-9, is an event for people of Indian origin to get together once a year, exchange ideas, interact and do business.

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Driving to success in 2007
Tashon Ziara
With preparations for the Olympics in full swing, a surging housing market and a steady migration of talent to our region, B.C.’s economy was red hot in 2006 and spawned some of the big 2006 success stories, many of them in The Vancouver Board of Trade.
Sounding Board kicks off the New Year by catching up with four members who have hit the ground running in 2007 after finding a way to cater to niche markets and give their customers exactly what they’re looking for.
Naeem “Nick” Noorani, publisher, president and CEO, The Canadian Immigrant Magazine
For Nick Noorani, the experience of immigrating to Canada was akin to “jumping off the seventh floor of a building with a handkerchief for a parachute.” Despite the fact that he was an educated professional with an excellent command of the English language, Noorani struggled to find his way in his new country. It was this experience that led to the 3 a.m. dream that opened his eyes to an opportunity that would change his life.
In August 2003, Noorani founded The Canadian Immigrant Magazine (TCI), the first publication of its kind to offer newcomers to the country information on getting along in their new home. For advertisers, the magazine opened up a channel to communicate with the fastest growing demographic in the country.

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