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By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Business section of Centretown News.
Nov. 25, 2005

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Mohamed Rahman is an inspiring example of how immigrant entrepreneurs can make it in Ottawa.

The engineering graduate from Bangladesh arrived here in 1993, and got a diploma in systems engineering at Algonquin College. He was all set to start a computer systems support company, when his work in a bathroom and kitchen design store gave him instead an innovative idea for a lighting business.

Nearly two years after opening Exclusive Lighting and Electrical Home in Orleans, Rahman has seen the sales of his store jump from $73,000 in 2003 to $450,000 in 2005. (more…)

By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the News section of Centretown News.
Nov. 11, 2005

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The city of Ottawa could become a major hub for new immigrants as a result of the federal government’s plans to foster economic growth through immigration, but only if it markets itself more intensively as a centre of opportunity.

The federal government is said to be hoping for an influx of immigrants to compensate for an aging workforce, improve the economy and help shoulder the tax burden of building the country’s infrastructure.

However, one of the big challenges is to draw immigrants away from the so-called “MTV” —Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver — says Paul Dewar, the NDP candidate for Ottawa Centre. (more…)