Immigration Minister: New Immigrants

New Immigration Dept: Alberta attracted 120,000 new immigrants over the past five years, rising from 20,716 in 2006 to 32,640 last year. And 85 per cent of those arrivals choose to plant roots here, compared with a retention rate of about 75 per cent in 2005, according to Calgary Herald. "That's the success story here. More are staying," said Lukaszuk and more immigrants are moving to Alberta than ever before and the vast majority are staying, according to a new immigration progress report by the province. That's a welcome trend, said Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk, as the province looks to fill a projected shortfall of 77,000 workers over the next decade. As reported in the news.
@t calgary herald, thomas lukaszuk