It's been over a year since the Rural Renewal Stream program was announced but the question remains whether rural communities are benefiting. In February 2022, the province created two immigration programs to encourage growth in rural communities, the Rural Renewal Stream and Rural Entrepreneur Stream. The programs enabled communities to recruit foreign workers. Workers who qualified for the program would be eligible to receive permanent residence in Canada. In an email, Michael Kwas, press secretary to Muhammad Yaseen, minister of immigration and multiculturalism said currently there are 67 rural areas designated in the Rural Renewal Stream program and over 780 nominations have been issued since late last year.

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