So the Conservative government is creating a new scheme, modeled after successes in Australia and New Zealand, in which the credentials and language skills of immigrants will be assessed by an independent third party, and those who pass muster will become part of a pool of potential immigrants to Canada that is available to employers.

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And as a result, immigrants from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are moving in.

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National Supermarket Association represents independent supermarket owners, including many Dominican immigrants who started as small grocers in New York's Hispanic neighborhoods.

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