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Residents of Vladivostok and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk will be offered a series of seminars in late June by Paul Whelan, the Minister Counselor and Immigration Program Manager for the Canadian Embassy in Russia.
Whelan's visit to the Russian Far East will last from 24 to 29 June. Russians who attend his seminars will learn about topics such as temporary employment as well as Canada's skilled immigration program for professionals.
<$adv0> The seminars will be held at Arseniev Museum in Vladivostok on 25-26 June, and in Yuzho-Sakhalinsk on 28-29 June.
A popular destination for migrants, Canada, receives about 250,000 immigrants per year from around the world. 3500 of those come from Russia.
Canada is home to approximately 300,000 Russian-speaking people.
The Canadian government has estimated that up to 3,000,000 permanent immigrants in many key skill areas will be needed over the next ten years. The country has been steadily adjusting its policies over the past several years to make Canada a very immigrant-friendly country.
In just the last year, application fees have been reduced, processing has been streamlined, student incentives have been created, training programs have been developed, and local recruitment initiatives have been federally funded in whole or in part.
Representatives from Immigration, including Immigration Ministers have traveled on 'good-will' missions to countries such as China and India to directly address immigration in major source countries.
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