The Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) government is planning to raise the number of foreign workers allowed in the province for permanent Canadian residency as part of a plan to keep immigration at the highest levels seen in over ten years.

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The review estimates an increase in the amount of workers P.E.I plans to sponsor to fill job openings with employers to 425 over the next year, close to twice the number of workers the province previously sponsored. Also, over the next year, the number of immigrant investors P.E.I. sponsors as provincial nominees will drop significantly.

Chris Palmer, the Minister of Economic Development of P.E.I., said the change in numbers and other program changes would boost immigrant retention rates, which have been the lowest in Canada. He said they are trying to get people to not only come to P.E.I., but stay in P.E.I. He said the people coming to the island to work are putting down roots there, adding to the culture, and also contributing to the culture.

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