阿尔伯塔省政府与联邦政府签署协议,阿省每年可吸纳的海外移民工人,从现在的2,500人增至2.5万人。阿省省长Ed Stelmach说,协议还将简化手续,给省府在移民事务上更大的权力和灵活性,阿省可以提名更多具备该省所需技术的人移民,并提供更多资源帮助这些人安顿。* T! I r3 n' U: X4 B2 i
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阿省移民服务机构协会主席Fariboz Birjandian说,协议的签订有利于清除技术移民申请到阿省的一些障碍,但阿省目前最缺的是新移民负担得起的住房。省长Ed Stelmach回应说,省府将增拨2.85亿元,提供更多住房以解决这个问题。
Most immigrants are from poorer countries. Will they be able to afford to live in Alberta and have a better life?& k/ J* ^& L1 s7 c7 u
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[ 本帖最后由 smalltown 于 2007-5-14 09:25 编辑 ]
$258 MILLION MEANS $258,000,000, IF AVEREAGE HOUSE PRICE IS $258,000, THAT MEANS 1000 HOUSES, 3~4 PERSONS OCCUPY ONE HOUSE, 4000 PERSONS GET" i- Y. u5 U8 R! b
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MAY BE INVEST 258M, SELL AND BUILD THE HOUSE AGAIN AND AGAIN.