Akbari: Statistics Canada

Atlantic Provinces Dept: A study of Statistics Canada information at Saint Mary's University in Halifax found newcomers who settle in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island fare better than people who settle in traditional immigration hubs such as Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, according to CBC. Dr. Ather Akbari, an economics professor at St. Mary's University who was involved in the research, said the Atlantic provinces are more likely to see immigrants who have been targeted for specific jobs, than immigrants who simply choose this part of Canada for a new life and new research indicates immigrants are no longer using the Atlantic provinces merely as an entry point to Canada but are making the region a long-term home. The East Coast immigrants are more likely to have work and earn more than recent immigrants in Ontario, the study found. As reported in the news.
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