faith deposit: Immigrants under one version of the program must pay a $25,000 good faith deposit that is returned after they have lived in the province for one year, and a $20,000 language deposit that requires they achieve a certain proficiency in French or English. , according to CBC. Provincial figures show 147 provincial nominees did not get refunds of their good faith deposits in the 12 months leading up to March 31, 2014, which is 61 per cent of all those who were eligible. The latest financial figures from Prince Edward Island provincial nominee program show immigrants are struggling with language requirements, and still tend not to stay. The federal government shut down that version of the program in 2008, but immigrants from the program continue to arrive on P.E.I.
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