British Columbia Premier offers jobs to Punjabis
Monday, 13/10/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141013/punjab.htm#23
Chandigarh : British Columbia (Canada) Premier Christy Clark today offered to provide thousands of jobs to Punjabis in her state, provided they acquired the required skills to handle the task.
Talking to mediapersons this morning, Clark said about 1 lakh jobs would be created in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) line project worth $36 billion in which the Indian Oil Corporation had invested $4 billion in her state. The natural gas would be shipped out to India. Clark, who was on a two-day visit to the city, left for Delhi today.
The project would create numerous jobs for plumbers, electricians, welders, mechanics and even qualified engineers and others. "As a large number of Punjabis are already settled there, my state would like to take maximum skilled worker from Punjab and India because they will have no problem in adjusting there."
"It is the biggest Indian investment there. Once the project meets the deadline, we can expect more investment from India," she said.
Showering praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said a serious effort was being made at the national level to change the mindset of the government. By empowering states to have direct trade ties with various countries, Modi had provided them with a big opportunity to make rapid progress, she said.
The decision would bring more investment to various states in India, she added. "Modi is removing red tape to quicken the process of investment. This will bring more business and jobs," she said.
She said her state was ready to help in the education sector by promoting collaboration between Indian educational institutions and those in Canada. "One school each in India and Japan are the two latest international schools approved to offer the BC curriculum," she said. SBRS Gurukul School located near Chandigarh would begin offering BC offshore school programme from 2015, she said.
Clark announced funding 20 scholarships, worth $50,000, to support and encourage two-way exchange of students. Minister for Advance Education in Province of British Columbia Amirk Virk is accompanying Clark.
Clark said she was a supporter of need-based selective immigration from various countries to Canada. She said she would also meet film-makers and others. "I am for more cultural exchanges between India and Canada," she said.
Praises Modi
A serious effort is being made at the national level to change the mindset of the government
By empowering states to have direct trade ties with various countries, Modi has provided them with an opportunity to make rapid progress
Modi is removing red tape to quicken the process of investment. This will bring more business and jobs.
