CANADIAN IMMIGRATION NEWS

Immigration agency in Ottawa receives $1.9M in government funding

Friday, 22 May 2009

Hire Immigrants Ottawa, a local agency that works with Ottawa employers to remove barriers to recruiting and retaining skilled immigrants says it will expand its activities after receiving a $1.9-million provincial grant.

"Programs like United Way Ottawa's Hire Immigrants Ottawa have proven effective in getting newcomers jobs that match their skills, expertise and qualifications," said Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Michael Chan in a statement.

The agency will form a new working group focused on the biotechnology sector, complementing the present working groups concentrated on the health-care, information technology, finance and public sectors.

Immigrants will account for all of Ottawa's net labour market growth by 2011 and citing the Conference Board of Canada, Hire Immigrants Ottawa said that labour demand will outstrip supply by 2014.

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