TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 23, 2008) – Mike Wallace, MP of Burlington on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced funding for the Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area and Surrounding Regions to help settle more than 7,000 newcomers into Canadian society.
The funding of more than $2.2 million will go toward providing settlement services, including language training, child minding support for parents and help finding a job.