Eric Byrne: Canadas Federal Skilled Trades Program

Canadas Federal Skilled Trades Program: Eric Byrne, 31, the plumber who settled in Toronto, and Paul Lyttle, 29, the electrician now based in Calgary, are among as many as 3,000 newcomers slated to be accepted in 2013 under Canadas Federal Skilled Trades Program, according to The Star. To date, the successful applicants in the program have come from Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and India and Eight months after Ottawa launched a new program to recruit immigrants in skilled trades, the first plumber and electrician both from Ireland received their official welcome Friday. The program was initiated in January to target prospective immigrants whose skills and experience fall into one of the 43 occupations in demand in the countrys construction, transportation and manufacturing sectors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.