New Brunswick Multicultural Council and Mike Timani

language employment programs: He credits developing infrastructure such as settlement services, multicultural centres, as well as language and employment programs, according to CBC. Mike Timani, the president of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, says he'd like to see that success rate climb to 85 per cent. Since New Brunswick introduced its population growth secretariat in 2007, Haan says the province has improved its track record when it comes to recruiting newcomers. "Any of the last two or three years, we were actually recruiting more immigrants than we did throughout the entire 1980s," he said. "So not only are we bringing in a lot of people relative to what we used to in the past, but also we have fairly high success rates in terms of retention and they're improving all the time." Haan says the overall immigrant retention rate has climbed from 50 per cent in 2005 to 67 per cent a decade later. But he says the federal government appears to be growing more restrictive in its policies, especially when it comes to temporary foreign workers. 'Basically, they've put the screws on.'- Mike Timani, president New Brunswick Multicultural Council "Basically, they've put the screws on," says Timani. "And we need to release that." Timani says he started his Moncton bakery, Fancy Pokkets, with three employees. Actually, there are a lot of immigrants that support the economy." MIke Timani, the president of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, said immigrants are better served when they are properly educated about their destination and when they get help on the ground. Now he says he supports 60 workers and their families and there a positive economic spinoff when his company purchases supplies. "There a perception out there that immigrants do take business away from Canadians and that is not true. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.