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MERCIER: Internationally trained professionals continue their careers in B.C.

‘Immigration is crucial to support the nearly one million job openings we’re expecting in B.C.’
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Andrew Mercier, Minister of State for Workforce Development (B.C. government handout photo)

More than 150,000 people moved to B.C. last year from abroad. We’re incredibly lucky to live in such a fantastic province and the number of people choosing to move here proves it.

As the Minister of State for Workforce Development, I’ve heard from newcomers in Langley, where I live, as well as from people in Surrey and Richmond, who want to work in their chosen field and make a good life for their families in B.C.,

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