Employment Minister: Education Skills and Jalil Hussin

employment minister: She said this money will go largely towards helping regulatory bodies recognize or upgrade newcomers' credentials more quickly. "We have an existing skilled workforce that is not firing on all cylinders," said Minister of Advanced Education and Skills, Gerry Byrne, who said this will also help grow Newfoundland and Labrador population, according to CBC. Not the dream I was thinking about' Jalil Hussin, an immigrant from Iraq, said he was excited to hear about the funding. Attracting more immigrants to N.L. focus of new federal agreement Mary Ann Mihychuk, the federal employment minister, said often times immigrants will wait years before they get Canadian accreditations in their line of work. He came to Canada in 2009 as a professional interpreter. His wife, a doctor, waited three years before she could work. It took two years before he got his Canadians certifications. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.