Celebrating Achievements: the positive outcomes of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

In 2019, the Town of Altona and Rhineland Municipality were selected for the federal program, which was designed to fill labour market shortages in rural and northern areas of the country. That initiative drew to a close this past August. 

During these five years, over 140 successful applicants accepted job offers extended to them by local employers and moved to the area with their families, boosting the population by about 350 people.

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