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Newfoundland Labrador: Anxious times for trades school students and unemployed workersN.L. to lose 24,000 jobs over next three years China slump spells more cuts, more taxes, economist says Don Mills said despite those job losses, there still needs to be an emphasis on increasing immigration to Newfoundland and Labrador, and the rest of Atlantic Canada. "Just because there an oversupply in one part of the economy does not make up for the problem that Newfoundland and Labrador and the rest of the region faces," he said, according to CBC. Corporate Research Associates CEO Don Mills says Newfoundland and Labrador needs to look at ways to increase immigration, despite an expected loss of 24,000 jobs over the next three years. Government Labour Market Outlook for 2025 said the province can expect to lose about 24,000 jobs over the next three years, but estimated an increase of 64,000 jobs in the next decade. Mills said the expected removal of baby boomers from the workforce by 2030 could spell bad news for the province, mainly because there not enough people to fill those jobs. "Because you have an oversupply in one part of the economy does not mean that you're out of the woods in terms of the requirement for more people to keep the economy going." According to Mills, one of the challenges for immigration in the province is attitude. "We know from our own research that because this area been chronically faced with high unemployment for decades that there is always pushback for the fear that somebody from some other place will take a job away from somebody who lives in the region," he said. "The other barrier that we face is that we really have very little experience with diversity in Atlantic Canada … in Newfoundland only about three or four per cent of the population were born in another country. Future not so bright for piping trades apprentices, union says People in N.L. 'a little delusional' about state of economy: Don Mills "The population in Newfoundland a lot smaller than it was 20 years ago, so a lot of people certainly left for better economic opportunities," he said. "They're now skilled in different professions and a lot of them will want to come back, so there two real sources of increasing the labour force." Do a better job at forecasting' Mills said one of the biggest challenges the province will face is the economy itself. In Canada, that number is 22 per cent and in Toronto it 50 per cent." Mills added the province also needs to put an emphasis on bringing back people who left for work decades ago. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Contemporary Newfoundland Poetry: poetry Poet Phil Hall tests the boundaries of language, according to Globe and Mail. Fiction The Silent Wife: An extreme case of philanderer versus martyr Some readers may be surprised, on opening The Breakwater Book of Contemporary Newfoundland Poetry , to find only 11 poets included. Newfoundland may be one of the smaller provinces; still, surely there are more than 11 poets writing there? But making up anthologies is always a tricky business, an attempt to walk a fine line between being underrepresentative and being over-inclusive. The editors, Mark Callanan and James Langer, surely have their reasons for choosing barely enough writers to make up a soccer team. More Related to this Story summer essay series Shelf awareness: Finding Canada in a forgotten corner of a Paris bookstore (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Newfoundland and Labrador: For the past five years, I have had the privilege of representing the residents of Ward 1 as a member of St. Johns city council. I truly value and appreciate the trust that they have placed in me. Recognizing much of the ward encompasses Virginia Waters, I have intimate knowledge of the issues facing this district and feel I can make significant contributions to the district as a member of the House of Assembly. , according to The Telegram. I have a 10-year-old and a 15-year-old, and like many of you who have chosen Newfoundland and Labrador as your home, I want my kids to choose Newfoundland as well, and we ve lost roughly 5,000 young people from our province in the last number of years, and part of that is because we re not doing a good enough job, I believe, in making sure that they have the opportunities here that they need. Progressive Conservative candidate Danny Breen highlighted the current governments achievements over the last decade on education, the economy and resource development, amongst other items. He also spoke about his service to the area as Ward 1 councillor, a position from which he is currently on leave. Liberal Cathy Bennett, the next candidate to give opening remarks, spoke of her desire to help build a bright future for Newfoundland and Labrador for her childrens sake. The CEO of the Bennett Group of Cos. also tailored her message for the audience, speaking about immigration issues and opportunities for new Canadians. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Citizenship Dept: A: If your mother was a Canadian citizen when you were born in 1977, then you should be entitled to Canadian citizenship. Mind you, your letter does not make clear if your mother continued to reside in Newfoundland after it joined Canada in 1949 or if she moved to the United States before then. You should proceed with an application for a citizenship certificate and include all the details regarding your mother s residence in Newfoundland and claim to Canadian citizenship. The procedure is spelled out on the immigration department website http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/proof.asp, according to The Star. Q: I am a mother of three children ages 17, 2 and 1 month, all born in Canada. I was born in the United States and moved to Canada when I was 8. I received my Canadian citizenship later and q: My mother was born in Newfoundland on April 7, 1947. I was born in the United States on July 10, 1977. I understand that British subjects born in Newfoundland pre-1949 are automatically considered Canadian citizens. Would this make me, as the first and only child, eligible for dual citizenship? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Newfoundland and Labrador: Here are a few lines of the first wave of releases, according to The Telegram. The provincial government made significant progress in the past year in providing access to information to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador. As a government, we recognize the importance of providing people with access to records and other information while upholding our obligation to protect personal and private information. In the past year, government departments have posted numerous reports and documents online that were not always publicly available. We encourage residents to go online to access this information, so they will be informed on key activities of the provincial government. Honourable Steve Kent, acting minister responsible for the Office of Public Engagement and There must even be a publication schedule set for the missives somewhere, one that keeps them dripping gently onwards like a kind of water torture. Minister Reflects on Achievements of 2013 There has been plenty to celebrate this year with natural resource development in the province. Successes in the areas of energy and mining have helped to propel the economy forward and generate jobs for residents and businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador is not alone in facing such trends; similar cresting of the population wave is happening here in Estonia. , according to CBC. The '90s brought a different series of upheavals for Estonians. Leaving the Soviet Union, establishing a new currency and institutions, battling with inflation, unemployment, and a whole host of economic problems had a similar effect on the baby-making mood here. As the anti-boom moves into working age, Estonia faces population decline and a smaller number of workers to support an aging population. So I already knew that Newfoundland and Labradors population is shrinking. Indeed, despite the eloquent dismissal of the numbers by their premier emeritus , this PC government has used scarce public funds to appoint a minister to tackle this very issue. The prestigious Harris Institute acknowledges the undeniable truth put out by the Conference Board of Canada: deaths exceed births, and immigration doesnt cover the difference. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the decline of the fishery culminating in the cod moratorium in 1992 set in motion two demographic challenges. The first was an exodus of displaced workers leaving home to seek employment elsewhere. The second? Those left in the turbulent waters of home had fewer children, as is often the case in tight economic times. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Newfoundland and Labrador: Establishing midwifery is a long-term investment because it takes policy changes, time and effort to integrate practitioners and a period of time to have sufficient midwives to have an impact on the provision of maternity care, Sullivan said. , according to The Telegram. Mary Hodge of the Association of Midwives of Newfoundland and Labrador said shes disappointed it will take so long, but welcomes the fact there is some movement toward licensing the profession. Thats after she released the report Implementing Midwifery in Newfoundland and Labrador which is meant to help guide the establishment of midwifery in Newfoundland and Labrador. We will continue to work with the provincial midwifery body as they form their professional college and provide submissions for the development of regulations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian family: According to the latest Canadian census, just 2.4 per cent of the population of Newfoundland and Labrador are immigrants, according to CBC. The Atlantic Canadian average is 4.9 per cent. But efforts underway in central Newfoundland led in part by a woman who happens to be a character in a Broadway play could change that. But the Newfoundland and Labrador number is changing it has risen nearly one percentage point in the last five years, and there are more immigrants on the way. Sherry Vivian/CBC In fact, volunteers are waiting for news about a Syrian family stuck in Lebanon who are heading for Gander once their paperwork clears. Wiaam Maymouna and Diane Davis have a laugh at a Gander park. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

John Native Friendship Centre: The meetings started in Thunder Bay, Ont., in early January, while the last one is scheduled to be held in Ottawa on Feb. 15, according to CBC. More than a dozen people from Newfoundland and Labrador — including relatives of murder victim Loretta Saunders — were invited to a meeting in Halifax on Wednesday. Pre-Inquiry meeting are being held in every province except Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Their travel expenses were covered by the federal government. John Native Friendship Centre, was at the Halifax meeting to offer support to people who were there on behalf of missing or murdered relatives. "It a very real concern, you know," said Reimer, adding that she agrees it a problem that federal officials aren't holding a meeting in her own province. "Newfoundland and Labrador gets left off the map so often …the Atlantic always get clumped together as one region. Amelia Reimer, who works with the St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale: "There are over-arching issues and policies that need to be addressed at a federal level," Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale told reporters during a news conference Friday afternoon, according to CBC. "It is extremely important that the federal government be involved but they're not at this point in time," Dunderdale said and Canada's premiers and territorial leaders urged the federal government to consult the provinces and territories on changes to programs or policy that affect them, including jobs training and energy, as they wrapped-up their summer gathering at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. The premiers cited changes in labour market agreements and the proposed Canada Job Grant, employment insurance, and raising the age of eligibility for Old Age security as examples of changes the federal government has made without consulting the provinces. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.