Pathways to Prosperity: Canada

With the financial support of Pathways to Prosperity (P2P), AAISA undertook an environmental scan to examine the impact of federal policy changes on the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) and the flow of nominees to the Alberta labour market and communities. The environmental scan examines…

Immigrant older adults are increasingly moving into residential long-term care (RLTC) homes. Amongst visible minority immigrants in British Columbia, this is perhaps most true of those of Chinese origins, who account for the largest proportion of immigrants to the province and make up its highest…

Immigration has served as a policy tool for the Canadian government to help meet demographic, economic, and other goals for over a century. There is a recent growing body of literature examining the ways in which immigration may enhance the vitality of official language minority…

This study investigated the level of visible minority representation in leadership positions in the municipal public and not-for-profit sectors in the cities of London, Hamilton and Ottawa. In addition, it examined the representation of female visible minorities and of women overall in these positions. Results…

Dans cette recherche-pilote, nous nous intéressons aux taux de rétention de la main-d’oeuvre issue de l’immigration dans les organisations de travail des villes de Québec et de Sherbrooke. Au Québec, les travailleurs immigrants se heurtent encore à de nombreuses barrières structurelles afin d’accéder à un…

Each year, 250,000 newcomers make Canada their home. One key to successful integration is a strong sense of belonging.

In general Winnipeggers are highly supportive of immigrant-serving agencies in Canada. For example, 94% of respondents agreed that immigrant-serving agencies are essential for “immigrants’ success in Canada” and “necessary for a well-functioning society.” Winnipeggers were also quite supportive of the Immigrant Centre. Just over a…