Competition for immigrants set to increase, according to experts
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It's a sunny Monday afternoon in the suburb of Woodbine in southwest Calgary and Cherotich Chemoss has a day off school.
All she wants is to get some chicken wings.
Chemoss, who moved from Kenya last September to start a post-graduate certificate in marketing at Mount Royal University, has found a pub to frequent.
"I love their wings," she said.
When asked if they are better than ones from her hometown of Nairobi, she quickly said, "Hmm. I don't think so. Ours are fresher."
And that is pretty much the answer Chemoss has to any question about whether Calgary is better for her than her hometown.
Possibly … but she's not sure yet.
"I had a fantastic life in Kenya, really," she said. "I lived in the leafy suburbs like Woodbine."
Chemoss has relocated to Calgary to study for a number of reasons. She wanted the extra education and she was also looking forward to a year out of the corporate rat race that was her past life.
She wondered if Calgary might be a good place to settle and raise her 10-year-old son.
"You know, so I mean, I've had fantastic jobs, jobs with drivers, you know, jobs that pay a good number," Chemoss said.
Chemoss is part of a growing class of immigrants who know they are in high demand and are calling the shots.
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