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Tool Box of Ideas for Smaller Centres: Attracting, Welcoming & Retaining Immigrants to Your Community. Prepared by the National Working Group on Small Centre Strategies. Funded by the Government of Canada. Tool Box Presentation. An Introduction to the Tool Box.

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  1. Tool Box of Ideasfor Smaller Centres:Attracting, Welcoming & Retaining Immigrants to Your Community Prepared by the National Working Group on Small Centre Strategies Funded by the Government of Canada

  2. Tool Box Presentation • An Introduction to the Tool Box This Presentation will provide you with… • Contents & Benefits of the Tool Box • Some Tips on How to Become a “Welcoming Community” • Some Examples of Work to Date

  3. What is the Tool Box? Created in 2005 by National Working Group on Small Centre Strategies and funded by Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) Designed to help small centres that wish to attract, welcome and retain newcomer immigrants and refugees Provides ideas, resources, strategies & tools for small centres to grow and prosper by attracting immigrants

  4. Working on the second edition of the Tool Box in Victoria 2006

  5. Working on the second edition of the Tool Box in Victoria 2006

  6. Working on the second edition of the Tool Box in Victoria 2006

  7. Who Uses the Tool Box? is for any self-identifying “small centre” region that wishes to attract, welcome and retain newcomer immigrants The Tool Box Small Centres can be a province, territory or town such as: • Newfoundland & Labrador (province) • Red Deer, Alberta (small city) • Trail, British Columbia (small town)

  8. Benefits of the Tool Box is: • User Friendly • Resourceful and Practical • Designed for use by a variety of community groups, organizations, government officials, etc. • Flexible and Adaptable • A resource that can be used at any point in the development of your community’s population strategy The Tool Box

  9. Small Centres: Tool Box Users • Community Service Groups • Businesses • Settlement Agencies • Faith based organizations • Local government officials • School boards, universities, colleges Who Uses the Tool Box? • Small Centres that wish to attract new residents and have support & consensus from key community residents & stakeholders Key Community Stakeholders

  10. CHAPTER 1: Introducing the Tool Box Includes: • Purpose and Background of the Tool Box • Global and National Population Trends and Context • Website links to national & global immigration trends • Strategies and Reality Checks for your Community • Did You Know? • Due to Canada’s decreasing birth rate, immigration will account for Canada’s net population growth after 2020

  11. CHAPTER 2: Building the Foundations Includes: • Strategies & Steps to Build Support in Communities • Refugee and Immigration Trends in Canada • Immigration Information- how it works & who is eligible • Did You Know? • In 2007, 236,758 new immigrants arrived in Canada BUT 72% settled in the four largest cites (Toronto, Montreal Vancouver and Calgary) and less than 10% settled in rural areas.

  12. CHAPTER 3: Key Factors to Consider Includes: • Information on how to identify & promote key • factors such as family ties; employment or housing • How to identify & manage barriers that may • discriminate against newcomers • Did You Know? • Providing cross-cultural or inter-cultural training for staff of local businesses, government & service organizations can contribute to your community meeting the needs of international newcomers

  13. CHAPTER 4: Attracting Migrants Includes: • How to promote your community to immigrants • Canada’s Immigration Categories • Information on International Students & Temporary • Foreign Workers • Did You Know? • Immigrants enter Canada under one of 7 different categories including: Skilled Worker; Business; Provincial Nominee Program; Live in Caregiver; Family; Refugee; or “Other”

  14. Chapter 5: The Welcoming Community Includes: • Resources to welcome newcomers in your community • Cultural Competency Checklists for business & government • Promotional Ideas and Events for your community to use • Practical Steps to welcome newcomers in your community • Did You Know? • English or French as a Second Language instruction & acquisition is critical in the successful adaptation & integration of newcomers.

  15. Become a “Welcoming Community” Key questions to consider as first steps towards becoming a “Welcoming Community…” • What would a diverse & growing town look like? • What could immigrants contribute to your town? • What are some ways to attract and welcome immigrants to your town? • What would keep newcomer immigrants here once they arrive?

  16. What is Your Community’s Vision? Note: Optional slide to be used if presenter has time to ask audience to “brainstorm” and consider the benefits and challenges of Welcoming Newcomers

  17. The launch of the second edition in Lethbridge Alberta in February 2008

  18. The launch of the second edition in Lethbridge Alberta in February 2008

  19. The launch of the second edition in Lethbridge Alberta in February 2008

  20. The launch of the second edition in Lethbridge Alberta in February 2008

  21. The Tool Box in Communities • April 2009 – March 2010 • In 7 Provinces (BC, Alberta, Saskatchwan, NB, Nova Scotia, Nfld. & Labrador, and Ontario) • Train facilitators • Work with 2 communities in each province • Through 1 to 3 session create a startegic plan • Evaluate what happens

  22. Immigration to Canada: 1997-2006 Annual Number of Immigrants to Canada 2001-2006 * In 2007, Canada admitted 236,758 immigrants

  23. Immigration to Canada Immigration by Category-2007

  24. Immigration by Province & Territory

  25. British Columbia Immigration Annual Number of Immigrants to British Columbia 2002-2006 Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada Facts and Figures 2006- Immigration Overview

  26. British Columbia Immigration Regional Immigration to British Columbia - 2006 Source: CIC’s administrative database in January 2007 and published in BC Immigration Trends 2006

  27. Community Population & Labour MarketCapital Regional District

  28. Population Trend Source: BC Stats. Municipal Census Populations 1921-2006

  29. Population Distribution Source: BC Stats. 2006 Census Profiles.

  30. Age Distribution Source: BC Stats. 2006 Census Profiles.

  31. Ages of Children & Youth Source: BC Stats. 2006 Census Profiles.

  32. Education Levels Source: BC Stats. 2006 Census. Education Highlight Tables

  33. Labour Market Demand • Management (1,290) • Business, finance, administration (1,730) • Natural & applied sciences (880) • Health (840) • Social science/education/govt/religion (910) • Art, culture, recreation, sport (450) • Sales & service (2,630) • Trades, transport & equipment operators (2,340) • Processing, manufacturing & utilities (550) *Estimated employment increase from 2006 to 2011 Source: BC Stats. Industry and Occupation Projections: 2006 to 2011. Camosun College Region.

  34. Regional Labour Market Supply • What are the labour supply issues over the short term? The long term? • What are the attrition rates in different industries and who will be replacing older workers as they retire over the next 5-10 years? • Is the community an affordable option for newcomers?

  35. Employer Concerns • There is a need for specialized knowledge • Employers are looking for good problem solvers and people with good communication and business skills • We have an aging workforce and need younger workers

  36. Regional Perspective on Immigration

  37. Immigration Trend Source: BC Stats. Profile of Immigrants in BC Communities 1996 & 2001 and Statistics Canada, 2006 Census. Population by Immigrant Status andPeriod of Immigration.

  38. Immigrant Share of Population Immigrant Share of Population CRD 19% CVRD 12% NRD 17% Source: Statistics Canada. 2006 Census Profile.

  39. Percentage of Recent Immigrants http://www.welcomebc.ca/en/index.html

  40. Regional Immigration2002-2006 • 7,749 to Vancouver Island • 68% went to Victoria • The top source countries for CRD are China,US, UK • 44% came in family classification, followed by 35.7% skilled workers Source: CIC. Landed Immigrant Database. Statistics Canada. 2001 Census.

  41. BC Immigrant Landings in 2006 by Source Country Major Countries of Origin China 26% India 14% Philippines 9% USA 6% S. Korea 6% Taiwan 5% Iran 4% England 4%

  42. Top 16 Immigrants by Source Country to CRD, 2007 Source: CIC Landed Information Database.

  43. Immigrants by Classification 2002 - 2006 Source: CIC Landed Information Database.

  44. Temporary Foreign Workers by Visa Type & Source Country Source: CIC Landed Information Database.

  45. Immigrant Intended Occupations Source: CIC Landed Information Database.

  46. Immigrant Age Distribution Source: CIC Landed Information Database.

  47. Immigrant Education 25 and Older Source: CIC Landed Information Database.

  48. Immigrant Labour Force Source: BC Stats. Profile of Immigrants in BC Communities 2006. Statistics Canada. 2006 Census. Highlight Tables.

  49. Immigrant Income Levels Source: Statistics Canada. 2006 Census. Highlight Tables.

  50. Working with the community members in Trail BC (November 2007)

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