Program for skilled immigrants expands Manitoba-wide

A program that aims to help skilled immigrants get certification in their fields is expanding across Manitoba.

The SEED program, which currently operates in Winnipeg, offers loans to immigrants who are trying to get provincial certification for education or experience they got abroad.

The program will now be available across the province and not just in Winnipeg.

The program is operated by Supporting Employment and Economic Development (SEED) Winnipeg, Assiniboine Credit Union and the Province of Manitoba.

The group said the expansion was helped by $100,000 in funding from the Jubilee Fund, which providesloan guarantees for community economic development initiatives.