Canadian immigration commits to new welcome centres for immigrants
December 16 2009 by Liam Clifford
Canada immigration announce another set of changes to help immigrants settle.
Immigrants
moving to Canada are to receive even more help to settle in their new
country, thanks to the opening of four new welcome centres in the York
region.
The announcement was made yesterday by the Newmarket-Aurora MP Lois
Brown. She said, “the Government of Canada is working to help newcomers
and their families succeed.” She added, “building on the success of the
Vaughan Centre, the new facilities will provide an innovative way to
help newcomers get access to a full range of settlement services and
expertise under one roof.”
The centre in the Vaughan region has so far helped some 6,000 people to settle in Canada. It was opened in 2007.
The Canadian immigration department funding will total C$19.7 million,
which will pay for new centres in Markham North, Markham South,
Newmarket and Richmond Hill.
The York region will benefit greatly from these new centres as the area
is one of the fastest growing in Canada in terms of the number of
Canadian visa holders moving there each year. Between 2001 and 2006,
some 46,460 people moved to the region from abroad.
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