This essay which talks about the influence of skilled immigrants in British Columbia concentrate on theses four areas. Forest Industry Bringing skilled immigrants into British Columbia, the province can create wealth and develop forest industry. British Columbia is one of the most fortunate primary forest resource areas in the world and the forest industry here is one of leading industries. Skilled workers that immigrate to British Columbia can develop the forest industry with new technology.
Papermaking originated in China and it is B. C. 3 one of the great inventions in ancient China. A statistic (2012, May) shows that paper and paperboard production of top 30 enterprises account for 43. 05% of the total output, an increase of 0. 74 percentage point over 2010. In 2011, China’s new papermaking capacity is 9. 2 million tons. In the same year, China’s paper and paperboard production reach 99. 3 million tons. Many Chinese inherit this skill and they can spread it to British Columbia.
In recent years, forest industry in British Columbia develop much better under the help of skilled workers. Mackinnon (1971) says that today 21 pulp and paper mills are in operation in British Columbia. The total British Columbia pulp capacity is currently 5. 4 million tons and the total paper capacity to 2. 1 million tons annually, which makes British Columbia a major supplier of newsprint and pulp to world market (p. 232). With the help of skilled workers, British Columbia may keep making progress in forest industry. Aquaculture Industry.
The immigration of skilled workers will bring new technology which can help British Columbia develop aquaculture. British Columbia is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west and it has advantages to develop aquaculture industry. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organism such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. An expert named Glenn (2010, April) contends that British Columbia currently stands as the fourth largest producer of farmed fish in the world and aquaculture now represents British Columbia’s most significant agriculture export.
Besides British Columbia, many Asian countries such as China, Japan and Korea all have advanced B. C. 4 technology in aquaculture industry. According to “aquaculture in China and Asian” (2007, May), the Asian region produces 57,972,000 tonnes of aquaculture products including aquatic plant which account for 92% of all world aquaculture production. Skilled immigrants from these countries can bring new ideas or change thoughts and experiences with Canadian so that British Columbia could make a further development in aquaculture and achieve economy growth.
According to a research (2007, April), in 2005, the employment in fishery peaked at just under 5,000 people, but the number dropped to 1000 next year. The annual average employment level was only 2100 people (p. 34). Due to this reason, bringing skilled workers from the countries with advantages in aquaculture industry not only introduce advanced technology but also bump up labor force. Health-care Industry Skilled immigrants could have contributions to health-care industry in British Columbia. The level of health care could reflect the economic level.
Developed countries often have high health care level. The immigration of skilled medical personnel could help British Columbia improve medical standards. For instance, the observations of Chinese doctors are based directly on bodily functions without reference to the organs, nerves or bloodstream, while western medicine observes changes in bodily organs and blood samples and seeks pathogens. Chinese doctors diagnose by feeling pulse, observing tongue and pressing acupoint. Acupuncture is an B. C. 5 effective treatment and it is becoming popular in British Columbia.
A study (1999) shows that British Columbia is the first province in Canada to license acupuncturists. Establishment of the College is being billed by provincial officials as the first step toward health plan coverage of Chinese medicine. Victoria has already had at least three Chinese medicine clinics which are operated by Chinese skilled immigrants. Many people in Victoria go to school learn Chinese Medicine and regard Chinese Medicine as their major after benefiting from Chinese Medicine.
Education Skilled immigrants sometimes have a positive influence in education. The prerequisite for economic development is education. By having the necessary and relevant educational background, immigrants have the knowledge to contribute to the economy of British Columbia. Skilled immigrants can not only provide language resources, but also professional knowledge. The number of skilled immigrants who prefer to teach their languages at school rises because more and more anglophones have enthusiasm in learning foreign languages.
According to “English-only percentage drops in B. C. as Chinese-only rises”( 1992 ), the fastest growing non-official languages were Chinese, Spanish and Punjabi, reflecting immigration from Hong Kong, Latin America, Pakistan and India. Besides teaching languages, skilled immigrants can also teach their academic knowledge and skills. It is an effective way for students to learn new creative ideas from immigrant reachers. New B. C. 6 ideas that they might apply to developing the economy. The skilled immigrants are important citizens in British Columbia.
These people are on behalf of the friendship between Canada and the countries which they are coming from. In addition, they have a significant influence on the economic system of British Columbia. Because of the advantages which they have brought in the forest industry, the aquaculture industry, the health-care industry, and the education, the government of British Columbia should encourage skilled immigrants. B. C. 7 References Aquaculture in China and Asian (2007, May).
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