Software Hub: Canadian Flag and Moncton Area

software hub: The caption below Greater Moncton, New Brunswick, Wants You! New Brunswick, on the whole, has seen a decline in population in recent years, according to CBC. But the Moncton area is growing and recently surpassed Saint John as the biggest city in the province. At the centre of the pitch to would-be workers, an ad portraying the fictional Uncle Sam with a Canadian flag in the background. The city's advanced telecommunication infrastructure, bilingual workforce and low-cost of doing business have turned it into a software hub, but a shortage of skilled workers has been a challenge for local businesses. So officials in a region hoping to boom devised a provocative plan to not go bust. Moncton area seeks to import 700 skilled American workers There aren't enough qualified locals or Canadians willing to relocate, says Donald Arseneault, minister responsible for population growth in the province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.