Ontario

Immigrants Dept: Not anymore. Ontario s economy has shifted and needs more skilled people in our workforce. At the same time, other provinces have realized the immense value of skilled immigrants and are now actively luring them to the west and east of us, according to The Star. As a nation, it s a very good thing that immigrants are finding opportunity and welcoming communities in cities and towns right across the country. Newcomers shouldn t be confined to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. But as a province, Ontario can t sit back and do nothing in what is becoming an increasingly tough competition to attract talented immigrants who can help drive economic prosperity and there was a time when Ontario didn t have to do much of anything to attract immigrants from around the world. People knew they could come here, get well-paying jobs in factories, even if they spoke little English, and fairly quickly make a better life for themselves and their families. Ontario still gets the largest number of annual immigrants 99,000 last year but our overall share has dropped almost one-third over the past decade. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.