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Here is the delegation with the Icelandic counterparts. Asta Ragnheidur Johannesdottir, Minister of social affairs and social security. Nancy Allan, Minister Ben Rempel Deputy Minister Benjamin Amoyaw Policy Analyst Tammy Axelsson, Mayor of Gimli Atli Asmundsson, the consul general for Iceland in Manitoba Olof Bjornsdottir, administraqtive and consular officer Embassy of Canada Iceland Providing jobs most important Immigration Minister Nancy Allan says says that at this particular time it is impossible to say how many Icelandic workers will be invited to work in Manitoba in the next few months with the possibility to apply for a permanent immigration status after having worked for at least six months in the province. Allan and her delegation arrived in Iceland yesterday morning and had their first meeting to sort out the agreement with Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, Asta Ragnheidur Johannesdottir, in the afternoon. "We want to set up a framwork," Allan said before the meeting started. She added that at this point they were concerned about moving workers and matching them to jobs in Manitoba. "That's more important than how many," she said. The meeting continues today and then flies back to Canada tomorrow. -- Með bestu kveðju/Best Regards Stein×ór gsm: 847-2144 Steinthor Gubjatsson/Winnipeg Free Press