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National and Provincial Trends Issues on Immigration Saskatchewan and Canada

2. Importance of the Immigration Issue. Underlying trends in Saskatchewan are heightening the skills-immigration issue: Slowing population growthAging population An increasing near-retirement" populationProjected decline in growth of the working age population. 3. How Many Immigrants Come to S

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National and Provincial Trends Issues on Immigration Saskatchewan and Canada

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    1. 1 National and Provincial Trends & Issues on Immigration Saskatchewan and Canada March 18, 2005 Saskatoon, SK

    2. 2 Importance of the Immigration Issue Underlying trends in Saskatchewan are heightening the skills-immigration issue: Slowing population growth Aging population An increasing “near-retirement” population Projected decline in growth of the working age population

    3. 3 How Many Immigrants Come to Saskatchewan Each Year?

    4. 4 How Does Saskatchewan Compare with other Provinces?

    5. 5 Saskatchewan Receives Proportionately Fewer Immigrants through the Skilled Worker Stream

    6. 6 One in Five Canadians Aged 15 and Over is an Immigrant… Compared to One in 15 in Saskatchewan

    7. 7 Top 10 Places of Birth, Recent Immigrants Living in Saskatchewan, 2001 . .

    8. 8 Do Immigrants to Saskatchewan Stay in Saskatchewan?

    9. 9 “Retention Rates” – Recent Immigrants (1996-2001) by CMAs

    10. 10 Recent Immigrants in Saskatchewan Have High Levels of Education

    11. 11 … But a Mixed Employment Record

    12. 12 Management and Labour Views on Immigration Issues – Saskatchewan, CLBC Viewpoints Survey 2002

    13. 13 Managers’ Views on Obstacles to Hiring Foreign-trained Workers CLBC Viewpoints Survey, 2002

    14. 14 Summary and Key Observations The province is facing a demographic crunch Strategic importance of immigration for Saskatchewan is increasing The immigrant profile in the province is different from the rest of the country Attracting and retaining immigrants in the province may be the major challenges

    15. 15 Additional Slides

    16. 16 Contribution of Immigration to Labour Force Growth, 1991-2001

    17. 17 Saskatoon’s Older Workers Are Increasing in Importance

    18. 18 … as Are Regina’s

    19. 19 Recent Immigrants in Saskatchewan Have Higher Levels of Education than Recent Immigrants in Canada Overall

    20. 20 In Saskatchewan, Recent Immigrants Experience Lower Unemployment than Immigrants to Canada

    21. 21 Recent Immigrant Settlement Patterns in Saskatchewan, 2001

    22. 22 Employed Immigrants in Saskatchewan: Industry Profile

    23. 23 Knowledge of Official Languages

    24. 24 CLBC’s Survey of Business and Labour: % saying Skill Shortages “a serious problem” – on the rise

    25. 25 Skill Shortages also a concern in Saskatchewan

    26. 26 Immigration a Solution to Meeting Skills Needs?

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