Francophone and Truck Drivers

truck drivers: It's the first time P.E.I.'s Cooperative d'integration francophone has recruited francophone immigrants. The immigrants fill two needs: The federal government says Canada needs more truck drivers, and the Cooperative d'integration francophone is looking for more French-speakers on P.E.I. , according to CBC. The cooperative took out a booth at the Destination Canada job fair in Paris and Brussels for the first time. It was there to deliver job offers from Island companies. A francophone organization on P.E.I. has recruited three men from Europe for hard-to-fill jobs, with both economic and cultural benefits in mind. The Cooperative d'integration francophone was not just looking for French-speaking truck drivers, but for people who could immigrate with their families to P.E.I., says Jacinthe Lemire. "We need some population growth," said group co-ordinator Jacinthe Lemire. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.