Good News For Wannabe Immigrants "Filipinos In Manitoba Canada - Needing About 30,000 More Foreign Workers By 2010"

Manitoba has some 50,000 Filipino inhabitants who have remarkably blended with the social and economic fabric of the province that has a land area about the size of Texas. A Filipino-Canadian living in Manitoba, Dr. Rey Pagtakhan, had been elected to the Canadian Parliament and had served as Minister of Veteran Affairs according to this Inquirer article

Because of the large number of Filipinos in his province, Premier Doer dined with Chairman Lucio Tan of Philippine Airlines to invite him to extend PAL’s San Francisco run to Winnipeg, Manitoba’s capital.

Canada needs workers. Premier Gary Doer of Manitoba, a recent visitor, explained that because of the discovery of new oil in his Canadian province, and the holding of the 2010 Winter Olympics in British Columbia, Canada has to hire 30,000 foreign workers. And because of their proven industry, adaptability and English fluency, Filipinos are preferred.

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350,000 Jobs Available in Canada

According to this Inquirer article, there will be more than 350,000 job openings available in Canada this year so be wary of different agencies looking for professionals who want to migrate to Canada. The article continues to say that the Canadian province of British Columbia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Philippines to help fill its need for 350,000 skilled workers over the next 12 years.

Here's a snippet from the article:

The two-year MOU, signed between British Columbia’s Economic Development Minister Colin Hansen and Labor Secretary Arturo Brion January 29 in Vancouver, will help strengthen relations between B.C. employers and Philippine recruiters by providing more effective access to foreign workers, particularly those needed for temporary work in the tourism and hospitality, retail, and construction industries.

Although the MOU’s focus is on temporary workers, it does not prevent workers from being recruited on a permanent basis. The agreement also does not apply to live-in caregivers.

According to a background provided by Canada’s embassy here, potential workers are required:

• to pass the medical examination required by that country for temporary or permanent residents
• don’t have a criminal record or outstanding custody or divorce dispute that might make them ineligible to become residents
• satisfactory English language skills
• possess the skills and knowledge sought by potential employers.

“Nothing in the MOU prevents British Columbia employers from recruiting workers in the Philippines on their own as long as they do so under the Philippine Labor Code,” it said.


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