Canada’s immigration system is currently undergoing significant change driven by several goals that include: (1) a desire to improve the economic outcomes of entering immigrants, given the deterioration in labour market outcomes over the past several decades; (2) an attempt to better respond to short-term regional labour market shortages often associated with commodity booms, and (3) a desire t...

Canada’s immigration system is currently undergoing significant change driven by several goals that include: (1) a desire to improve the economic outcomes of entering immigrants, given the deterioration in labour market outcomes over the past several decades; (2) an attempt to better respond to short-term regional labour market shortages often associated with commodity booms, and (3) a desire t...

F.Pastor and MMSU PHD Team 1Phil-LiDAR 2, Mariano Marcos State University, Batac, Ilocos Norte Tel/Fax #: (049)536-2387, [email protected] INTRODUCTION Inventories of water resources throughout the province is too variable, with some area well surveyed and mapped, while others have very general assessment and mapping done many years ago. Therefore, there is a need for precise and a...

BACKGROUND Companionship during labor is known to have both physical and psychosocial benefits to mother and baby. Sri Lanka made a policy decision to allow a labour companion in 2011. However, implementation has been unsatisfactory. Given the leading role Obstetricians play in the implementation of policy, a study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices among them. ME...