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"Skilled Indian workers homing in on Canada; country ramps up it's economy"-The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Skilled-Indian-workers-homing-in-on-Canada-country-ramps-up-its-economy/articleshow/11764167.cms
"Indians were among the highest numbers of immigrants who moved to Canada in 2010. Overall, there were 30,252 Indians who gained PR status in Canada in 2010, a rise of over 4,000 over 2009. In terms of source country for immigrants, India was second only to the Philippines.
"For skilled Indian professionals, the economic categories are very attractive. Many Indians have done very well in this country as entrepreneurs, executives, academicians and in public life," says Deepak Obhrai, the Indo-Canadian MP from Calgary, Alberta.
Take the case of Harinder Takhar, Ontario's minister of government services. He has been an elected member of the state legislature in Canada since 2003. An immigrant from Punjab, he moved to Ontario in 1974 as a student.
Takhar's story is not an uncommon one in Canada, of an Indian immigrant who achieved professional success and then launched out on his own entrepreneurial journey. After he embarked on an active political career, his wife Balwinder took over the business, which is in the area of suspension systems, transformers and medical equipment.
"Despite the global slowdown, many sectors of the Canadian economy have been showing growth and there are opportunities for immigrants from India," says Takhar, who specialised in financial services himself. He sees banking and the construction industry as areas which Indian professionals could look at for jobs in Canada."
"Indians were among the highest numbers of immigrants who moved to Canada in 2010. Overall, there were 30,252 Indians who gained PR status in Canada in 2010, a rise of over 4,000 over 2009. In terms of source country for immigrants, India was second only to the Philippines.
"For skilled Indian professionals, the economic categories are very attractive. Many Indians have done very well in this country as entrepreneurs, executives, academicians and in public life," says Deepak Obhrai, the Indo-Canadian MP from Calgary, Alberta.
Take the case of Harinder Takhar, Ontario's minister of government services. He has been an elected member of the state legislature in Canada since 2003. An immigrant from Punjab, he moved to Ontario in 1974 as a student.
Takhar's story is not an uncommon one in Canada, of an Indian immigrant who achieved professional success and then launched out on his own entrepreneurial journey. After he embarked on an active political career, his wife Balwinder took over the business, which is in the area of suspension systems, transformers and medical equipment.
"Despite the global slowdown, many sectors of the Canadian economy have been showing growth and there are opportunities for immigrants from India," says Takhar, who specialised in financial services himself. He sees banking and the construction industry as areas which Indian professionals could look at for jobs in Canada."