Local Immigration Partnership Project Presented By: Dipti Patel June 15, 2011
Project Objectives: Identify groups that will coordinate and enhance local and regional service delivery to newcomers Identify and minimize duplication by promoting strategic partnership between the service providers
Challenges Low attraction for economic class immigrants Lack of accreditation and licensing service facilities Regional Service Providers Opportunity costs, transportation, international travel Professional networks communication Opportunities Shortage of skilled professionals Doctors, nurses, engineers, IT, Plant Managers Succession planning Shifting agriculture economy -aging farmers, number of small farms declining, changing agriculture business and changing technology
Understanding Immigration and Rural/Urban Connectivity Canadian Technologist Immigrant Network Economic Immigrants Family Class Immigrants Signpost Ryerson University China Philippines India USA UK Ground Breaking Initiatives Canadian Technologist Immigrant Network (CCTT) Signpost Ryerson University Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP) Fairness Commission
Connecting to Professional Networks Ontario Health Force Canadian Technologist Immigrant Network HFO Jobs is the healthcare job site It has two website listing opportunities for Doctor and Nurses Assist in search by speciality, community, geographical location, healthcare employers/organizations Canadian Technologist Immigrant Network The Canadian Technology Immigration Network (CTIN) is led by the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) and has been developed with the specific goal of assisting internationally-trained engineering technology professionals in having their credentials recognized and finding successful employment in Canada CTIN s national network of partners includes provincial regulatory bodies, provincial government immigration departments, community colleges, immigrant settlement organizations and immigrant employment councils Signpost Ryerson University The Sign Post is a collaborative project initiated by Ryerson University and The Conference Board of Canada, and funded by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Ontario It s a set of online resources and tools (Competency Assessment and Talent Management Tools) for internationally educated professionals (IEP) in the accounting and financial services (in Canada or planning to come to Canada) It has also been designed to help employers, immigrant service agencies, and learning service providers to facilitate talent management functions
Permanent Residents by Class - Canada 300,000 250,000 262,241 251,642 236,754 247,247 252,179 200,000 150,000 156,312 138,244 131,244 149,070 153,498 100,000 50,000 0 63,364 70,513 66,241 65,577 65,200 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Family Class Economic Immigrants Total Immigrants
Business Immigrants $ for Canadian Economy 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000-820 11,801 750 581 8,343 6,329 446 372 2,643 4,672 2,591 2,201 2,025 2,832 2,872 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 - Investors - PA Provincial/territorial nominees - p.a.* Entrepreneurs - PA
Foreign Students in Ontario 35,000 30,000 26,794 30,503 25,000 20,000 18,305 15,000 15,170 2008 2009 10,000 5,000-1,552 1,427 761 1,067 619 1,137 362 379 Ontario Toronto London Windsor Kitchener Guelph
Looking at Succession Planning in the Top Employers of Chatham Kent Municipality 2200 employees Union Gas 700 employees CK Health Alliance 1400 employees *Data source: Industrial/ Agricultural Database of Businesses for CK (2009), CK web, CKHA website
Immigration = Creative Rural Economy Strengthen newcomers services & integration Identify skill and investment opportunities for newcomers in rural economy Creative Rural Economy Review and realign policies and systems to attract newcomers with identified skill set Build local collaboration Identify rural urban partnership for secondary migration
Creating Win-Win Scenario Municipal Level Identifying local assets and building entrepreneurship and newcomers attraction strategy around it Realigning it to Provincial Initiatives e.g. Provincial Nominee Program & Canadian Experience Class Aligning it to emerging Immigration Initiatives Exploring linkages with CIIP, CTIN and Sign Post