Attracting new immigrants is one of the main priorities of a new $1 million Canadian government investment in Northern Ontario.
Patty Hajdu and Marcus Powlowski, who are Members of Parliament for the Thunder Bay area announced the million-dollar investment to the Thunder Bay-Superior North region on April 7. The funding is intended to help municipalities and Indigenous communities grow their economies and create well-paying jobs for locals as well as newcomers.
The government is looking to achieve these goals through a number of avenues. One of which includes attracting immigrants to the Thunder Bay-Superior North region by matching skilled workers to what employers need.
FedNor pledges more than $1M to programs in Thunder Bay region
Canada s federal government is providing more than $1 million to support six initiatives in the Thunder Bay region.
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Posted: Apr 08, 2021 10:47 AM ET | Last Updated: April 8
The Red Rock Indian Band will upgrade its Chalet Lodge with help from funding from FedNor. The initiative is one of six in the Thunder Bay region that the federal agency is providing money to.(Jeff Walters/CBC)
Canada s federal government is providing more than $1 million to support six initiatives in the Thunder Bay region.
The funding which is coming through FedNor was announced Wednesday, and is going to programs that are creating and maintaining jobs, supporting recovery efforts, and boosting economic development and growth in the region.
From: FedNor
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The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, and Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay-Superior North, and Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay-Rainy River, today announced more than $1 million to support six initiatives designed to create and maintain jobs, support recovery efforts and maximize economic development and growth opportunities across the Thunder Bay-Superior North region. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for FedNor.
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, and Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay-Superior North, and Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay-Rainy River, today announced more than $1 million to support six initiatives designed to create and maintain jobs, support recovery efforts and maximize economic development and growth opportunities across the Thunder Bay-Superior North region. T
Thunder Bay CEDC CEO Eric Zakrewski
Almost half a million dollars is going towards the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot project.
The Community Economic Development Commission is one of several Thunder Bay-Superior North initiatives that will receive support from FedNor.
FedNor, which stands for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, is investing $490,500 to help the CEDC with the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot.
“[The money] will help maintain our three year contract for a program coordinator,” CEDC CEO Eric Zakrewski said. “It’s a local position in our office that helps administer the program under a deal with the federal government.”