Nova Scotia: Skilled Worker

Nova Scotia Dept: Nova Scotia has a people problem but a series of megaprojects in need of skilled workers could offer a solution, according to The Chronicle Herald. To date, Nova Scotia populating is aging faster than the rest of the country and the fertility rate is declining. Coming amendments to the federal skilled worker program, called the Expression of Interest system, exacerbate the people problem, Akbari said. The new system, said to be implemented in May, will see Nova Scotia employers compete nationally for the same skilled worker and As the province of choice for just a handful of the immigrants who arrive in Canada each year, Saint Mary University economics professor Ather Akbari says business owners have the opportunity to help change the tide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.