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。 . g6 P5 ]( G. m! [; {$ C$ \8 u G. y ]+ {. e
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?4 t5 v( S+ j! y
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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 $258,000, THAT MEANS 1000 HOUSES, 3~4 PERSONS OCCUPY ONE HOUSE, 4000 PERSONS GET ; r6 o; B# ~3 X! J$ G- w& `HOUSE. ) X0 |% G9 V$ ^9 q* m% n" K9 C
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MAY BE INVEST 258M, SELL AND BUILD THE HOUSE AGAIN AND AGAIN.