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At least one worker from India received some good news this week
Baliram Bhatt, who has worked in this province for the past four years, received some good news Wednesday. He has been accepted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program, paving the way for permanent resident status. (CBC)
These are uncertain times for the hundreds of temporary foreign workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, but in at least one case, there was some good news this week.
Baliram Bhatt is a tandoori chef at an Indian restaurant, and until late Tuesday, was fully expecting to have to leave this province.
But a welcome phone call Tuesday night help put his mind at ease.
He had been accepted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program, a system that helps pave the way for permanent resident status.
“Good news for me, good news for everybody,” Bhatt said.