Manitoba experienced its highest inflow of international immigrants in nearly 40 years this spring.
New population figures released by Statistics Canada show that Manitoba had a net international migration of nearly 4,400 people between April 1 and July 1 2010. Given that each of those migrants will bring an average of 2 family members with them, the actual number is probably nearer 13,000.
Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard said the federal government recently imposed a cap of 5,000 spaces for Manitoba’s nominee program for 2010 and 5,000 more in 2011, in order to balance the influx of economic immigrants with other streams like refugees and family reunifications.
To find out more about emigrating to Canada, come to Canada Live on the 5th & 6th March 2011.
