Canadian Cities Dept: Winnipeg experienced middle-of-the-pack population growth among Canadian cities over the previous five years, further cementing the Manitoba capital's reputation for being immune to both booms and busts, according to Winnipeg Free Press. TREVOR HAGAN / ARCHIVES Winnipeg s location in the middle of the pack in terms of population growth for Canadian cities has its positive side, officials say. Census 2011 a Between 2006 and 2011, the City of Winnipeg's population rose 4.8 per cent to nearly 664,000 from more than 633,000 five years earlier, Statistics Canada revealed Wednesday when it published the first set of findings from the 2011 census. Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ana Enamorado Dept: Both, unbelievably, have left members of the same family devastated, according to The Star. For Enamorado and others in her extended family, it was the second time a loved one was lost in a deadly crash while leaving work on a poultry farm and two horrific crashes, almost eight years apart. Both tragedies, eerily, involve workers returning in a van from either vaccinating or rounding up chickens. We recognize that God is our protection and our strength in these moments for my family but . . . let us lift ourselves in prayer, to my sister Carolina who lost her husband Juan. And to my husband Alex who lost various of his family members, Kitchener s Ana Enamorado wrote in Spanish on her Facebook page Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Neighbourhoods Dept: Port Moody, Coquitlam and Surrey were the fastest-growing communities in the 2011 census, with some neighbourhoods in those cities doubling or tripling their population between 2006 and 2011, according to data released Wednesday, according to Vancouver Sun. While growth was more vigorous than expected in the Tri-Cities, it is consistent with the regional growth strategy, which calls for development to be centred along transit corridors and town centres and metro Vancouver continues to lure new migrants and suck residents from B.C's rural towns, but it appears most people are skipping Vancouver in favour of settling in the Tri-Cities or neighbourhoods south of the Fraser. Port Moody experienced 19.9-per-cent growth during this five-year period, followed by Surrey with 18.6 per cent. Vancouver's growth rate, meanwhile, sat at 4.4 per cent, with population increases concentrated in its downtown core, Mount Pleasant and Fairview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Labour System Dept: There have been a number of stories this week outlining the massive scale of the migratory labour system that brought these workers from Peru, and the difficult conditions they face, according to The Star. First, those numbers point to a fundamental shift in Canadian immigration and labour market policy. Over the last decade, the use of migrant labour systems has grown astronomically. By 2009, more people were coming into Canada under temporary foreign worker programs a staggering total of about 280,000 than under the regular immigration system and sadly, it took a tragedy on the scale of the traffic accident in Hampstead, Ont., which claimed 11 lives, to bring some attention to the plight of migrant workers in Canada. But before the media moves on to other issues, or the story s focus narrows to traffic safety regulations important as these may be , it is essential that Canadians take a moment to consider what those numbers and conditions really mean in other words, to wake up to the realities that tens of thousands of migrant workers face. Two broad areas of concern stand out. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

National Arts Centre Dept: A couple of decades later, Falardeau recently returned to the NAC for a gala screening of his film and to fret about what he's going to wear at the Oscars, according to Winnipeg Free Press. His cotton shirt and weathered jeans made it clear he cares little for what distinguishes Dolce and Gabbana from the Gap and oTTAWA - Philippe Falardeau was dreaming of a political career rather than a career as an Academy Award-nominated director when he worked as an usher at the National Arts Centre. The whirlwind of interviews, shmoozing and travelling unleashed since "Monsieur Lazhar" was put on Oscar's short list has left little time for selecting and getting fitted for his tux for the Feb. 26 ceremony. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Vancouver Census Dept: -- One in three Canadians lives in one of the three largest metropolitan areas: Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver Census 2011, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Explore the numbers and see how different regions of Canada compare and have changed since the last census in 2006. -- Fewer than one in five Canadians now lives in rural areas In depth: The Census (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Census Steinbach Mayor Chris Goertzen Dept: Enlarge Image, according to Winnipeg Free Press. In depth: The Census Steinbach Mayor Chris Goertzen expects the growth to continue. Enlarge Image PHOTOS bY RUTH BONNEVILLE / Linda Peters of the Steinbach Chamber of Commerce said jobs were what first attracted newcomers, and now their family members are following. Census 2011 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Liberal Party Dept: Welcome to politics, Grant Gordon, according to The Star. I hope that I can bring to this election something new and dynamic, said Gordon after the victor was announced. I consider this a very great privilege and it wasn t the high-profile nomination that many heralded it would be, but in the end, Liberal party members had to choose someone as their candidate in the Toronto-Danforth byelection on March 19. The founder of Key Gordon Communications, an advertising and design firm, beat Trifon Haitas, the only other Liberal candidate, in a vote held Thursday night at Riverdale Collegiate Institute. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Western Canada Dept: Statistics Canada counted 33,476,688 people in its May, 2011 census , a 5.9 per cent increase over the 2006 national count, according to The Star. Cities in Western Canada like Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon saw double-digit jumps in population growth and oTTAWA Canada is growing and going west. And Canada s western provinces saw the biggest percentage increases with Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia all growing faster than the national average. Yukon saw the biggest population growth between 2006 and 2011 at 11.6 per cent, followed closely by Alberta at 10.8 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Workforce Dept: Therefore, we need more young people in the workforce. We need them for our collective prosperity and, especially, to pay for our pensions, old age security and health care, according to The Star. Therefore, we need to get more immigrants, which we are and there are more of us 33.47 million, according to the census . But far too many of us are aged 65 and up 5 million. The proportion of seniors will, in fact, grow more rapidly in the coming years as the first wave of baby boomers reaches 65. Therefore, we need to make more babies. But we are not, to the extent we need to. Canada s birth rate of 1.67 children per woman is well below the minimum of 2.0 required. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.