New Immigrants: Liberal Mp

Gerard Kennedy Dept: The cuts will disproportionately affect Toronto, where the unemployment rate for new immigrants rose from 13 per cent to 20 per cent over the past year, said Liberal MP Gerard Kennedy, according to CTV. According to Statistics Canada, the third quarter of 2010 saw the highest immigration rates the country has seen in four decades and tORONTO — Federal cuts to immigration settlement agencies will hit the Greater Toronto Area especially hard, Toronto-area MPs said Thursday. At a press conference held Thursday, the MPs urged the government to reverse its decision to slash $53 million in funding from agencies that help new immigrants become integrated and self sufficient. As reported in the news.
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