Canada has been hotly tipped to attract a wealth of new migrants in 2008 due to a massive boom that is set to take place in the country’s construction sector.

The Canadian Press had revealed plans for a number of high profile construction projects due to begin in 2008, including the Bow Tower in Calgary, the 256,000 square foot Epcor Tower in Edmonton, an a number of new high-rises at the Alberta University campus. Such projects are clearly going to require a steep increase in the construction sector’s workforce, and the country will be relying primarily on Canadian immigration to provide the skills needed.

Signs of a nationwide effort to attract workers with Canadian skilled visas can be seen in areas such as the province of Manitoba where government spending has been doubled in order to help settle and train foreign newcomers. In the last two years, such initiatives have accounted for a 23 percent increase in migration to Canada.

Meanwhile, parts of Canada, such as Saskatchewan, that usually see large numbers of their population leaving to pursue work in larger regions have experienced a significantly lower number of professionals moving away from the province due to similar schemes.