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Newcomers lured by job prospects
  
Calgary Herald - Wednesday, February 12, 2003

In April 2001, Ting Zhao landed in Canada from Beijing hoping to find work and start a new life.

Three months later, Zhao had landed a senior-level job in Calgary with GPS equipment manufacturer CSI Wireless Inc.

Now, he recommends this city to friends who are looking for work.

"Not only my friends in China, but also my friends in Vancouver and Toronto, even native Canadians. I tell them, 'Come to Calgary,'" says Zhao, who calls himself Thomas.

"There are more opportunities in Calgary, definitely."

According to 2001 census data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada, Zhao is one of roughly 12,000 immigrants who have been making Calgary their home since 1995, drawn here by the lure of employment.

The federal agency says Calgary's consistently strong labour market and reputation as the job capital of Canada is making it a destination of choice for job-hungry immigrants.

The figures show new Canadians quickly find jobs in Calgary, many in the high-tech sector, giving new arrivals a higher employment rate in this city compared with those born in Canada.

"Calgary is emerging as a centre of attraction for immigrants," StatsCan said, noting that while four per cent of recent immigrants to Canada settle in Calgary, they account for three per cent of the city's workforce.

That's disproportionately high, said Mario Lefebvre, associate director of the Conference Board of Canada.

Recent immigrants are considered those who arrived in Calgary between 1996 and 2000.

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Calgary's workforce

1991   1996    2001

Labour force 259,970   267,925     291,950

Non-immigrants 202,415    211,065     227,450

All immigrants 55,520    55,415     61,940

Recent immigrants* 10,440     11,275   12,275

Employment rate %

Labour force 82.7  83.3  84.8

Non-immigrants 83.7  84.8   86.4

All immigrants 79.8   78.6    80.2

Recent immigrants* 71.5 70.4 73.6

-Those who immigrated to Canada in the five years preceding each census

Source: Statistics Canada

© Copyright 2003 Calgary Herald

tomgod

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那个......................
英文太多，看不懂了啦！！！！

兔八哥

知道ＨＴＬＭ一片冰心，能不能再上点去年的：）

stacy_dan

我就准备五月登陆卡城了!

hellobaby

不管是黑猫还是白猫，能抓到老鼠的就是好猫！
只要有工作，有钱赚，到那里都是天堂，实在不行，就回到地狱来吧！好歹有我口饭吃也不会少了兄弟这碗粥的！