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Canadian Immigration Summit 2019

Session B2: AIP Lessons for the Rest Canada

May 9, 2019

Corporate Partners

The Atlantic Canadian Context

Canada: Age Matters

Source: Population Trends by Age and Sex, Statistics Canada, May 2017

Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 051-0001. Population as of July 1.

94 122 119 116 113 110 106 103 100 97

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Canada PE NS NB NL

• Canada - steady growth
• PE - growth to half of Canada’s rate by 2016, with most growth since 2008
• NB & NS - no growth (NS slight uptick in 2016)
• NL - declines to 2007 followed by recovery to 2000 level in 2016

Growth in Population (Year 2000=100)

Source: The Economies of the Atlantic Provinces, Atlantic Chamber of Commerce, 2017

• 15000
• 12500
• 10000
• 7500
• 5000
• 2500

2500 5000

NS NB

• 1,292

1,631 61

• 12,391
• 13,930
• 3,471
• 400

1,645

NL PE Net Interprovincial migration with other Atlantic Provinces Net Interprovincial migration with rest of Canada

Interprovincial Migration 2012-2016

Source: Statistics Canada, Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada Internal migration in Canada from 2012/2013 to 2014/2015.(Year is June 30 to July of following year)

Source: The Economies of the Atlantic Provinces, Atlantic Chamber of Commerce, 2017

Source: Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada

Canadian Immigration

20.0 18.0 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

International Immigrants (per 1000 Population)

NL PE NS NB

Source: Table 051-0037 International migration components, Canada, provinces and territories, annual

• PE has substantially

more immigration activity relative to population than the

• ther Atlantic

provinces and this accounts for the growth in total population

• NS & NB saw a

significant ‘bump- up’ in numbers in 2016

Source: The Economies of the Atlantic Provinces, Atlantic Chamber of Commerce, 2017

Business in Atlantic Canada

100 103 106 109 112 124 121 118 115

2000 2002 2014 2016 2004 2006 Canada NL 2008 PE 2010 NS 2012 NB

Source: Statistics Canada Table 282-0002 Labour force survey estimates (LFS)

Labour Force (Year 2000=100)

• The Labour

Force in each

• f the Atlantic

Provinces started to decline around 2012/13.

Labor Force is the number of working age population working or looking for work.

Source: The Economies of the Atlantic Provinces, Atlantic Chamber of Commerce, 2017

Immigration Job Streams

Source: Public Policy Forum

Technical and Trade jobs dominate AIPP endorsed jobs

PEI unavailable

Source: Public Policy Forum

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project

• Part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy, July 2016
• Enhance Trade & Investment, Tourism, Innovation, Clean Growth,

Infrastructure, Workforce Development & Immigration Immigration

• 2017 – Additional quotas through Provincial Nominee/Express Entry Programs
• 2018 – Provinces met quota’s & Federal Government raised in Feb. 2019
• 2,500 (2019)

4,000 (2020)

• Quotas based on per capita needs
• 1046 (NB)

792 (NS) 442 (NL) 220 (PE)

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project

• 1,700 Employers approved
• Employer-centric application process
• Easy to follow guide
• Individualized settlement plan
• Employer engagement in process to support

& retain employees

AIP Employer Experience

• Strong support & largely positive
• Good progress on behalf of government to simplify & change

process – “Great partners”

• Great way to engage employers in

immigration

• Changed the employer’s

conversation around immigration

AIP Employer Experience – Lessoned Learn / Areas for Improvement

• Processing challenges = Provinces didn’t reach quotas
• Lack of awareness outside of urban centres
• PRs lagging – 3,000 job offers made / only 1,200 PRs granted
• Identification & resourcing of settlement programs (e.g., language training,

integration services) challenge in rural areas.

• More requirements re: governance = challenges to navigate
• Focus on long-term retention / being welcoming (Canada 1/5 vs Atlantic 1/20)
• Continue to make process easier, engage employers, ↓ cost, ↓ effort.

AIP Employer Experience

• Trucking – great need, operators supportive
• Concern: language training & community

connectivity

• Chipman, NB
• Rural Community
• New subdivision
• Chipman Housing Authority
• 17 employees & their families expected.

Thank You