Bad luck o' the Irish a blessing for Canada as immigration continues to grow
By the end of 2011, there were more than 5,200 temporary foreign workers from Ireland in Canada, up almost 1,000 from the year before.
"The word over in Ireland for the last two to three years is that Canada is the place to go," said Eamonn O’Loghlin, who came to Canada from Ireland 36 years ago and is now involved in a number of Irish-Canadian organizations.
The high numbers of Irish going to Canada have even caused some hand-wringing in the United Sates, long an Irishman's favourite second home.