From temporary foreign worker to permanent resident

A man who came to Canada as a temporary foreign worker offers his insight about why people from his home country come to Canada for work.

Joel Leynes moved to the province from Philippines when he got a job offer, and said he couldn’t pass up the chance.

He worked in his home country as an operations manager at a supermarket, similar to Wal-Mart, and took a sales clerk job at a convenience store when he got to Canada.

“I worked as a clerk for more than two years — I think two years and a half — so when I got my permanent residency under the provincial nominee program I tried applying for another job and I got a job from one of the financial institutions in Goose Bay,” said Leynes.

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