Immigrant Attraction and Retention

Canada’s immigration strategy provides a great number of pathways for temporary and permanent immigration to Canada at the federal, provincial and increasingly, the municipal level. 

Decision makers and leaders at the organizational and community level who are interested in using immigration to meet labour market demands and maintaining sustainable population levels need to become not only “immigration literate” (knowledge of the various available Canadian immigration options) but must become familiar with the concept of a “welcoming community’ to successfully attract and retain newcomers. There is little value in becoming “immigration literate” if your community or organization is not sufficiently “welcoming” to either attract or retain newcomers as citizens, entrepreneurs or employees. 

We have considerable knowledge regarding the concept of a “welcoming community” and vast experience in designing and implementing welcoming community initiatives, management consulting as well as project management, benchmarking and performance evaluation. 

If you are interested in how to more effectively use immigration as a strategy to meet labour market needs or to maintain a viable population, then you need to ensure that your community or organization is as “welcoming” as it can be. We can support and empower you each step of the way in what can be a radically transformational and positive process for your community or organization.