Jacob Fehr Loewen: Philippines

Rodrigo Maglalang Dept: Rodrigo Maglalang immigrated to Manitoba from the Philippines one year ago. Jacob Fehr Loewen left Bolivia five years ago to come here. Both brought families. Both found work. Both desire to become Canadian citizens. And both say they aren't interested in leaving Manitoba, according to Winnipeg Free Press. No other province has so successfully and strategically employed its nominee program, nor is any other province as dependent on it for its population growth. How this pathway to immigration has been implemented and experienced, particularly by newcomers, can shed light on the changing economic and social shape of our province, today and tomorrow and the Maglalangs are recent immigrants to Manitoba. They came from the Philippines in February 2011. From left: Rigo, Rodrigo, Ana Liza and Aubrey. Accordioned in this way, their stories and experiences appear to echo many of the 13,089 immigrants who came to this province between 2005 and 2009 through Manitoba's Provincial Nominee Program. Both men used the program, which has played a pivotal role in doubling our rate of population growth from 2.6 per cent between 2001-2006 to 5.2 per cent 2006-2011 , according to the recently released 2011 federal census. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.