The pieces are coming together for the Community Economic Development Commission and the federal immigration pilot project.
Spokesperson Emily Lauzon tells us over 40 local employers have expressed interest and there are 20 or so employers “that (they) are currently working with to get approved” and to start posting vacancies on the gotothunderbay.ca website.
The CEDC is organizing the project which is designed to attract skilled immigrants to work and live in Thunder Bay.
At the time it was introduced Liberal MP Patty Hajdu told us there was no set number of workers that would be welcomed, noting it all depended on the amount of interest.
The five-year program is designed to attract immigrants to work and live in Thunder Bay and in other rural and northern communities across Canada.
The other communities chosen for the project are Sault Ste. Marie; Sudbury; Timmins; North Bay; Gretna-Rhineland-Altona-Plum Coulee, Manitoba; Brandon, Manitoba; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Claresholm, Alberta; West Kootenay, British Columbia; and Vernon, British Columbia.
