New Brunswick / Job creation is key to boost immigration

Those who work with immigrants in New Brunswick say creating more jobs is what\’s needed to attract more immigrants to the province.

The New Brunswick government released a paper this month asking the public for suggestions on how to bring more immigrants to the province and retain young people.

Leentje Deleuil of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council says the economic situation makes it difficult to keep immigrants in New Brunswick. (CBC)

Daniel Perez came to Fredericton from Venezuela to work as a software developer and didn’t have difficulty finding work. But it has been difficult for his wife to find a job, a situation that is not uncommon for immigrant couples.

“If you don’t have a specialty … it could be difficult to find a job,” said Perez.

Perez’s wife Carolina used to work as a secretary at a university, but still hasn’t found permanent work in her field.

“For my profession, it is difficult looking for a job because [of] my English,” she said.

The New Brunswick Multicultural Council says about 2,000 immigrants move to the province every year. About 20 per cent of them return to their homeland, or move to other provinces where there are more jobs and better pay.

Immigrants account for 3.9 per cent of New Brunswick’s population according to Statistics Canada, far below the national average of 20 per cent.

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via Job creation called key to boost immigration – New Brunswick – CBC News.

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