Diane Finley: Newcomers

Pilot Project Dept: Loans up to $10,000 will be made available to 140 newcomers over two years to help pay for expensive exams, training, and other costs needed to get qualified here, according to CTV. Ottawa is contributing $1.2 million to the program and the province is putting in $250,000 and a new pilot project is hoping to get more foreign doctors, dentists, engineers and other professionals working in Manitoba. It can help pay for their licensing fees their tools their equipment, even to support their families while they're studying for their exams, said Diane Finley, federal human resources minister. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.