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Economic aspects of immigration
Economic contribution by immigrants
The Economic Component of the Canadian Immigration Program
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/0003ce.html
We noted serious deficiencies in the management and delivery of the economic component of the Canadian Immigration Program, whose purpose is to recruit highly qualified individuals who can readily contribute to our economy and adapt to our society. These deficiencies seriously limit Canada's ability to maximize the economic and social benefits that immigration affords, and to protect the integrity of its Immigration Program. Auditor General of Canada, 2000Performance and Potential 2004–05: How Can Canada Prosper in Tomorrow’s World?
http://www.embaspain.ca/boletin/10112004/Conference%20Board%202004-05.pdf
Capital: On average, each immigrant has brought $30,000 of capital into Canada since 1980, accounting for a total annual inflow equal to 0.7 % of GDP. As 3.4 million immigrants living in Canada today have arrived since 1980, this represents a capital infusion of more than $100 billion in current dollars.
Business immigrant program: From 1987 to 1990, nearly 11,000 entrepreneurial immigrants, collectively worth an estimated $14.3 billion, arrived in Canada; their investments created 48,000 jobs. In the same four-year period, 2,000 investor immigrants—personally worth $3.2 billion—directly invested an estimated $753 million in Canadian investment funds. More recently, in 2000, the federal entrepreneur program attracted $184 million and generated nearly 3,000 full- and part-time jobs.
A 10 % increase in immigration raises exports by 1 % and imports by 3 %. Conference Board of CanadaImmigration Policy: Methods of Economic Assessment
http://www.gcim.org/gmp/Global%20Migration%20Perspectives%20No%204.pdf
Given the optimistic outcome under which immigrants make a positive contribution to Canada’s treasury, policy makers have argued to increase Canada’s immigrant inflow to 1% of its base population, or 300,000 yearly immigrants in the 1990’s. Total Discounted Difference at 3%=$73,438.The Economic Impact of Canada's Business Immigration Program: A Critical Reappraisal of Theory and Practice
http://artsci-ccwin.concordia.ca/geog/course_notes/bmigration.htm
During the course of its twenty-year history, Canada's Business Immigration Program (BIP) has gone from being mentioned as merely a curiosity in the immigration to being routinely cited as an important component of Canada's immigration programs… It has become a routine item of interest amongst the public, prompted by the constant investigations of journalists… Canada's current business migration program has its origin in the Immigration Act that came into force in 1978. Currently, the program has three separate components: the "Self-employed", the "Entrepreneur" and the "Investor". All three require that a person admitted to Canada has a proven track record in business, with different sets of criteria for eligibility.Changes in the Economy - Demographics
http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/Complements/Publications/ADT2003/en/2.html
Quebec’s demographic weight in the Canadian federation is constantly decreasing whereas Ontario’s and British Columbia’s are increasing… Quebec’s demographic situation is cause for concern. The fertility rate, the main factor in demographic growth, stands at 1.44 children per woman, well below the threshold of 2.1 that is needed to replace the existing population. With a very low fertility rate, Quebec could have increasing difficulty maintaining a sustained economic growth rate in the future… In terms of demographic weight within Canada, Quebec’s share of the Canadian population fell from 28.9% in 1951 to 23.8% in 2001, and Statistics Canada and the Institut de la statistique du Québec expect it to fall below 20% by 2025. Conversely, the demographic weight of Ontario and British Columbia grew constantly over the same period, with Ontario’s climbing from 32.8% to 38.2%. Within 50 years, the difference between the demographic weights of Quebec and Ontario rose from 3.9 percentage points to 14.4 points in Ontario’s favour. British Columbia’s population, which in 1951 stood at one quarter of Quebec’s, is now more than half of Quebec’s population.Only $975 to Become a Canadian?
http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/120/sept21/feature/only.html
The Right of Landing Fee is $975, and it must be paid by every person over 19 seeking landed immigrant status… Since this fee was first charged in 1995, revenues from newly arriving Canadians, both immigrants and refugees, have increased from $134.4 million to $363.2 million. Newcomers arriving in Canada in 1993 paid $460 on average, only one third of the $1526 fee faced by today’s new arrivals (1999).Immigration Landing Fee
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The fee, introduced by a Liberal government in 1995, applied to adult immigrants with exceptions for dependent children or orphaned relatives. In 2000, refugees were exempted as well… When it was imposed, it was supposed to simply cover costs associated with processing applications, but opponents condemned it as a money grab… Head tax once imposed on Chinese immigrants… The bill would have paid for education and memorial programs but stopped short of offering an apology or direct compensation to individuals…. Between 1885 and 1923, Ottawa collected an estimated $23 million from 81,000 Chinese immigrants with a tax ranging from $50 to $500 a person. In 1923, Chinese immigration was cut off completely. Some families were separated for a generation until the Exclusion Act was repealed in 1947. Toronto Star, 2006Devolution of Social Programs and Spending Cuts: Impact on Immigrants and Refugees
http://canadianlabour.ca/updir/rp9.pdf
In the long term, Canada benefits culturally, socially, and economically from immigration. These benefits include: According to a 1990 estimate, an aggregate of $2.6 billion transferred from “foreign-born” households to the Canadian-born population; Over the long term, earnings of economic immigrants clearly surpasses that of the Canadian average according to the preliminary evidence from IMDB; The substantial impact of the net transfer of public funds from immigrants to the Canadian-born population of most immigrants arriving in Canada young and healthy; and the fact that the bulk of immigrants and refugees are between 25 and 44 years — they arrive in Canada ready and able to work. This reduces Canada’s dependency ratio by increasing the number of people of working age in Canada. 2005The Benefits of Immigrants to Canada: Evidence on Tax and Public Services
http://econpapers.repec.org/article/cppissued/v_3A15_3Ay_3A1989_3Ai_3A4_3Ap_3A424-435.htm
The life-cycle theory implication that immigrants, being young at the time of arrival, should benefit the native-born population in a tax-transfer system is analyzed for Canada. Microdata from the 1981 Canadian Census of Population are used. Consumption of major public services and payment of major taxes by the average immigrant and non-immigrant households are considered. It is observed that even after they have stayed for 35 years in Canada, immigrant households are a source of public fund transfers to non-immigrants. This confirms the life-cycle net benefit hypothesis. Implications for public policy with respect to immigration policy are suggested. Abstract, EconPapers. See also Canadian Public Policy - Analyse de Politiques, 1989.Innovation in Canada, Backgrounder—Immigration
http://innovation.gc.ca/gol/innovation/site.nsf/1ed2474086068e1485256e8c006230b5/
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Due to our aging population and low birth rates, Canada's labour force growth will slow significantly without immigration. A knowledge-based economy, such as Canada's, will require highly skilled workers to support economic growth and innovation. Between 1991 and 1996, immigration accounted for 70 % of net labour force growth. As a result of demographic shifts, immigrants are expected to account for all net labour force growth between 2011 and 2016, and for all net population growth at some point between 2026 and 2031. Goal: To ensure that Canada continues to attract the highly skilled immigrants it needs and help them to achieve their full potential in Canadian society and the labour market. Targets: By 2010, 65 % (up from 60 % in 2001) of adult immigrants have a post-secondary education, the income gap is reduced by 50 % between immigrants in the workforce and Canadian-born workers with comparable skills and education.Immigration Policy: The economics of immigration
http://oldfraser.lexi.net/publications/critical_issues/1996/federal/regulatory_policy_grade.html
An immigrant household entering Canada in 1980 when evaluated over 35 years of its stay at the 1980 real discount rate of 2.5 %, was worth $46,056. Even when we ignore the financing of public goods, the immigrant household was worth $29,185 in net present value transfer payments. This compares with the 1980 average employment earnings of the non-immigrant household which was only $17,311. Hence an immigrant household could be considered a profitable investment for the non-immigrant household in that year... Immigrants to both Canada and the United States have been net contributors to the public purse. In terms of taxes paid for benefits received, native-born citizens clearly benefit from immigration... The data on services used and taxes paid show substantial differences in favour of natives . . . the difference is an average of $1,354 yearly for years 1-5 in the U.S., and $1,329, $1,535, and $1,353 for years 6-10, 11-15, and 16-25 respectively, in 1975 dollars. These are the amounts that natives are enriched each year through the public coffers for each additional immigrant family.Time and Money
http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2006/makingconnections/factsheet2.pdf
In 2003, 29% of immigrants to Canada volunteered with charitable or nonprofit organizations, up from 21% in 2000. Among Canadian-born residents, the rate rose from 29% in 2000 to 35% by 2003. In 2000, immigrant volunteers gave an average of 144 hours per year. Canadian-born volunteers averaged 166 hours… Immigrants donated a total of 98.8 million hours that year to all types of organizations − the equivalent of over 50,000 fulltime jobs. This represented almost 10% of the over one billion hours volunteered by all Canadians in 2000... Longer established immigrants have higher rates of giving than recent immigrants.Immigrant services / Immigration cost recovery fees
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada-europa/germany/visa-fees-en.asp
List of aplication fees. Right of Residence Fee. Effective October 01, 2005 - Embassy of Canada in BerlinFee Schedule for Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/fees.html
On May 2, 2006, the Government of Canada announced a reduction of 50 % in the $975 Right of Permanent Residence Fee.
Year 2006 Citizenship Fees, Application for Visas and Permits, Fees for Applications to Remain in Canada as a Permanent Resident, Right of Permanent Residence Fee, other.
Year 1998/1999 Selected Fees
Citizenship Fees:
Right to be a Citizen $100
Immigration Fees
Right of Landing $975
Application for Permanent Residence
- Each Applicant, Spouse, Dependent over 19 years of age $500
- Business Applicant $1,000
- Dependent under 19 years of age $100
Employment Authorization (individual) $150
Student Authorization $125Helping Immigrants Get Started
http://www.fin.gc.ca/budget06/pamph/paovere.htm
Budget 2006 delivers on the Government’s commitment to reduce the Right of Permanent Residence Fee to $490 from $975, effective immediately. Over the next two years it will also provide $307 million to enhance immigration settlement programs and services, and take steps to create a Canadian agency for assessment and recognition of foreign credentials. Budget 2006.
Spending on immigration programs
Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/fees.html
Years 1993-1997 Federal Training Dollars ($ million)
Fiscal Year | CRF | Unemployment Insurance | Total Federal Training Dollars
1993-94 611 1559 170
1994-95 525 1452 1977
1995-96 437 1461 1898
1996-97 109 996 1105
In 1997, Ontario spent $97.6 million to provide English and French language training to children with neither of the official languages.
LINC language instruction for newcomers, housed in CIC, with an annual budget of $80 million.Heritage Canada Performance Report
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/mindep/perf/97-98/english.pdf
In 1997-98, the Department of Canadian Heritage Main Estimates amounted to $995,055,000. Throughout the year, additional funding was received bringing the Total to $1,141,942,000. Grants in support of Multiculturalism $15,857,185. Payment to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation in the amount of $24,000,000.Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Report on Plans and Priorities, 1998–99
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/19981999/rCI____e.pdf
Program Resources for 1998–99 ($ millions):
Net Cost of the Program 436.7CIC mission, spending
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/19981999/rCI____e.pdf
Financial Spending Plan 2000/2001- Citizenship and Immigration Program ($ millions):
Gross Program Spending: 648.2
Less: Revenue credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund: (364.6)
Plus: Cost of services provided by other departments: 155.5
Net Program Cost: $439.1M [Retrieved 2005]Analysis of Program Activities by Strategic Outcome
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20052006/CI-CI/CI-CIr5602_e.asp#IV_annex3
Planned for 2006-2007: Total planned spending $1,002.5 million.
Maximum contribution to Canada's economic, social and cultural development from migration $241.3 million; Reflection of Canadian values and interests in the management of international migration, including refugee protection $87.1 million; Successful integration of newcomers and promotion of Canadian citizenship $558.3 million.
Immigration Settlement: Budget 2005 provides an additional $298M over the next 5 years for settlement and immigration programs for new immigrants. A further $75M is being provided over 5 years to accelerate the integration of internationally educated health care professionals and a further $100M over the next 5 years for an enhanced Going to Canada (internet based) immigration portal.Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Planned Spending by Strategic Outcome
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20052006/CI-CI/CI-CIr5602_e.asp#II_A
Total Planned Spending ($ Millions): 2005-2006: 1,023.5; 2006-2007: 1,002.5; 2007-2008: 1,006.2Citizenship and Immigration Canada Spending by Activity 2005-2006
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20052006/CI-CI/CI-CIr5604_e.asp
Planned Spending by Activity 2005-2006 ($ Millions)
Immigration Program 176.6
Temporary Resident Program 95.6
Canada's Role in International Migration and Protection 4.9
Refugee Program 84.0
Integration Program 474.5
Citizenship Program 71.1
Total $1,023.5 millionCanada's Performance 2005: The Government of Canada's Contribution
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/report/govrev/05/cp-rc06_e.asp
As part of Budget 2005, the Multicultural Program will be enhanced by $5.0 million per year for five years so that it can better contribute to the Government of Canada's approach to ensure full economic, social, and cultural participation for Canadian minorities. In Budget 2005, the federal government also announced an additional $298.0 million over the next five years for settlement and integration programs for immigrants as well as another $100.0-million investment to enhance services to prospective immigrants and temporary residents. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.Planned spending and how many people it takes to do the job - April 2003 OAG Report
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/20030405xe01.html
CIC Planned spending Full-time equivalents (2004-05)
Maximizing the benefits of international migration $141.0 M 1,625
Maintaining Canada's humanitarian tradition $100.1M 203
Promoting the integration of newcomers $330.2 M 555
Managing access to Canada $313.5 M 2,548
Total $884.8 M 4,931Immigration and Refugee Board
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/dpr1/04-05/IRB-CISR/IRB-CISRd4509_e.asp
Overview of Financial Performance 2004-2005: Refugee Protection $ 83.0 Million; Admissibility Hearings and Detention Reviews $8.1 M; Immigration Appeal $ 8.3 M; Corporate Management and Services $ 26.5 M
Resource Requirements by Organization and Business Line: Chairperson, Executive Director and Secretariat 22.6%; Refugee Protection Division 0.8%; Immigration Appeal Division 0.6%; Immigration Division 3.1%; Communication and Executive Services 5.4%; Human Resources and Professional Development 3.6%; Legal Services 4%; Corporate Planning and Services 8.3%; Operations 51.5%. Total actual spending: 125.9 MillionCanada’s Immigration Program
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/bp190-e.htm
Language Instruction (LINC) is a broadly based program available to all adult immigrants, expenditures of $100.4 million are projected for 2003-2004.
Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program (ISAP): Expenditures on this program are expected to be approximately $30 million in 2003-2004.
Resettlement Assistance (RAP): $47.2 million will be spent on this program in 2003-2004.
Host Program: In 2003-2004, approximately $2.8 million will be spent on this program. Library of Parliament, 2004Immigration - A New Deal for Newcomers (Performance and Potential 2004–05) http://www.embaspain.ca/boletin/10112004/Conference%20Board%202004-05.pdf
Federal Funding to Provinces for Immigration Settlement Services, 2002–03
Total and Per capita funding, Number of immigrantsA National Skills Agenda
http://www.accc.ca/ftp/briefs-memoires/election-skills.pdf
The largest portion of new job creation is expected in occupations that require a community college diploma or trades certificate, such as construction and transportation trades, health and computer sciences, firefighting and policework. Education is now the main barometer of competitiveness among countries- more than capital, and more than technology... On a constant dollar basis, government support for colleges and universities in Canada has decreased from slightly more than $11,000 per student in 1978 to less than $7,000 per student in 1998, a decline of close to 40 %.Foreign Credential Recognition
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/symp/AndrewTreuschReponseNote.pdf
The 2003 Budget invested $40 million over 5 years to improve foreign credential recognition and the 2004 Budget committed an additional $5 million per year, beginning in 2005/06, to address foreign credential recognition issues in non-regulated occupations.Government of Canada announces over $2.4 million in funding for immigrant labour market integration projects
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/cs/comm/hrsd/news/2004/041129.shtml
The Honourable Joe Volpe, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today announced funding of over $2.4 million for two projects that will help foreign trained workers to access the Canadian labour market. The Prior Learning and Foreign Credential Assessment project will improve the recognition of foreign credentials obtained by technicians in the aviation maintenance industry. This project, which is being funded by the Government of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Program, will support the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC) in developing a national system to assess the skills of foreign-trained aviation workers seeking Canadian industry credentials and experience. 2004 NovemberLiberals announce $700-million plan to clear immigration backlog
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/politics/news/shownews.jsp?content=n112419A
The five-year program is all new money and will speed up the processing of more than 700,000 prospective immigrants who have to wait up to four years to have their applications dealt with... Volpe says his department wants to attract skilled immigrants to fill job shortages, but also intends to convince many of the foreign students already studying in Canada to stay... The minister said last month he hopes to take in as many as 300,000 immigrants a year within five years - an increase of between 50,000 and 75,000 a year from the current level. Macleans, 2005Official Party Response – Liberal party 2004
http://www.ucc.ca/Election_2004/PDF/Official_Party_Response-Liberal.pdf
The Liberal government is investing:
• $40 million for foreign credential recognition;
• $15 million in Budget 2004 for enhanced language training for skilled workers, which builds upon $5 million allocated in the previous year;
• $5 million in Budget 2004 for non-regulated sector councils;
• $3 million over 3 years previously announced for upgrading foreign trained medical graduates;
• $1 million on licensing medical graduatesCIC Advancing Strategic Research
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20052006/CI-CI/CI-CIr5602_e.asp#IV_annex3
Objective and timely research is a prerequisite to making informed decisions for policy action and program development... In particular, this research is expected to provide insight into the ability of immigrants to speak one of the official languages, the situation of immigrants living in poverty and the dynamics of integration. Much of this activity will support the development of the new immigration framework for Canada and immigrant labour market integration. CIC's departmental research activities are supported by a combined salary/non-salary base budget of just over $2 million. 2005-2006Metropolis Budget
http://canada.metropolis.net/Renewal/mou_e.htm
The Program is to commence in 2002-03 and will support the four existing research centres for a period of five years finishing on March 31, 2007. Subject to funding availability, an Atlantic Centre will commence operating on or before April 1, 2003 for a period of four years finishing on March 31, 2007... The total budget for the four existing Centres is $6,600,000 over five years to be divided equally among the Centres on an annual basis. These sums will be in addition to the grant funding committed to this area in SSHRC's and CIC's existing programs. The program will be supported on a shared basis by SSHRC and CIC (on behalf of the federal consortium). In phase 1 SSHRC contributed on average $500,700 and the federal consortium contributed $867,700 per year. In phase 2 SSHRC will increase its phase 1 contribution (up to a maximum of 25%) subject to a matching percentage increase by the federal consortium.New Funding for Citizenship and Immigration Programs
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/press/05/0526-e.html
Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Supplementary Estimates were approved today, providing an additional $168.5 million in support of Canada’s immigration, citizenship and refugee programs. The additional funding will be directed toward continued improvements to the Department’s programs and services, including reducing inventories and processing times for new citizens, refugees and immigrants. It will also support new initiatives to prevent racism, and make it easier for students to come and stay in Canada. Finally, it will strengthen partnerships with the provinces and territories, and improve integration for newcomers to help ensure that Canadian businesses have the skills and workers they need to thrive. 2005 NovemberEdited Hansard 1015
http://www.parl.gc.ca/39/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/
026_2006-05-18/han026_1015-E.htm
The Conservatives announced $18 million over two years for an agency to deal with foreign credentials. We still do not know what that means. There is no plan. The minister appeared before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration last week and could not illuminate any plan for what that agency would look like, what it would or how that money would be spent.... The $18 million could easily be a drop in the bucket in terms of what is really necessary around the whole issue of international credentials... A number of things are missing. There is no new money to deal with the backlog. In fact, at the citizenship and immigration committee, we heard that the backlog, which was 700,000 applications, is now up to over 800,000 applications. We are not making progress in that area... The refugee appeal division, an inexpensive measure by any account of around $8 million a year, which would bring fairness to our refugee system, is not included in the Conservative budget. May 2006.Edited Hansard 1740
http://www.parl.gc.ca/39/1/parlbus/chambus/house/
debates/018_2006-05-08/han018_1740-E.htm
Should we in the opposition thank the government for the settlement and integration program budget increase in immigration? Three hundred and seven million dollars over two years cannot support settlement and integration of new immigrants. Liberal immigration spending in 2005 exceeded the Conservatives planned spending by $1.879 billion. - As one example, Canada has a doctor shortage of which $75 million was pledged by the Liberals to integrate internationally trained doctors. This was presented in the Liberal budget of 2005. In that Liberal budget, $920 million alone would have been focused in Ontario for settlement and integration based on the Canada-Ontario immigration agreement. 2006Maintaining Canada's Humanitarian Tradition of Refugee Protection
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20052006/CI-CI/CI-CIr5602_e.asp#IV_annex3
Immigration Loan Fund: These loans are issued to members of the Convention Refugees Abroad and the Humanitarian-Protected Persons Abroad classes. They are intended to defray costs for medical examinations abroad, transportation to Canada and expenses associated with initial settlement in Canada. Applicants must demonstrate financial need as well as the ability to repay the loan. The current limit on the loan fund is $110M of which outstanding loan accounts totalled $41.4M on December 31, 2004. In 2005-2006 and future years, CIC expects to establish a similar volume of loans as in 2003-2004 (4,500 loans to new clients per annum with a value of $13.9M). Loan collection will also be managed with due diligence to maintain the strong recovery rate for repayment (currently at 91%).Government of Canada Releases A Canada for All: Canada's Action Plan Against Racism
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.cfm?Action=Display&code=4N0331E
The Action Plan Against Racism received $56 million over 5 years in the February 2005 budget. The Action Plan outlines a series of new and ongoing measures that the Government of Canada will take to eliminate racism in Canadian society. March 2005Enhanced Language Training Helps Immigrants Use Their Skills and Credentials
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/press/04/0411-pre.html
The Government currently spends about $140 million a year on language training for about 50,000 adult immigrants, outside Quebec. In addition to this, through the expansion of the Enhanced Language Training initiative, $20 million annually will go towards providing higher levels of language training specifically geared to ensuring adult immigrants are able to enter and remain in the labour market at levels that will make full use of their skills and credentials. The Enhanced Language Training initiative is implemented through cost-sharing partnerships with provinces, territories, municipalities, community organizations, non-governmental organizations, employers and educational institutions... In 2003–2004, Citizenship and Immigration Canada entered into cost-sharing agreements with partners to fund 43 projects at a cost of $1.5 million. These projects will help immigrants acquire the language skills they need to pursue careers in fields such as nursing, engineering, policing, customer service, and administrative assistance, or to manage a small business or become entrepreneurs.The Canadian Immigrant: Man with a message
http://www.thecanadianimmigrant.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=329
As a province, we lead most jurisdictions in North America in terms of setting up our bridge training projects. In this budget, we have a $7.5 million allocation for bridge training, so that nurses, for instance, who are foreign-trained can come to Ontario and get that link training so they can get to work as full-fledged nurses in Ontario. We have more than 35 of those programs that help qualified immigrants move quickly into the labour market... Job Connect is a real on-the-ground program, our signature employment program. So we have employment services to internationally trained individuals to move more quickly into jobs that match their skills. That's another $5 million that we've put in there. Feature Story, December 2005Immigration Ontario
http://www.strongontario.ca/english/dollars/immigration.asp
Ontario welcomes 57 % of all immigrants to Canada, but we get only 34 % of the federal funding. Newcomers to Ontario deserve the same support from the federal government as they would receive in any other province. The federal government invests $3,806 in an immigrant who lands in Quebec, but only $819 in one who lands in Ontario... Ontario received a commitment to increase federal support per immigrant in Ontario from $819 to $3,400, plus an additional $40 million per year for language training. Retrieved in 2005.Ontario, Ottawa sign $920-million immigration settlement deal
http://www.canada.com/news/national/story.html?
id=5b10c709-7cad-4e62-aa9c-2a968c2fe477
Federal Immigration Minister Joe Volpe said Ontario will receive $920 million in new money over the next five years to help newcomers settle, integrate and learn English. By the end of the deal, Ontario will receive $3,400 per immigrant, up significantly from the $800 per immigrant in federal funds they currently receive. 2005 NovemberHighlights of the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/about/b211105.htm
“Under the terms of the agreement, the Government of Canada will invest an additional $920 million over the next five years in Ontario. This is the first comprehensive immigration agreement between Ontario and Canada, and it is intended to help more newcomers reach their full potential in Ontario by increasing the funding for services to help them settle, integrate and access language training… By formalizing how the two levels of government will work together in the area of immigration, the agreement signals a shared desire to optimize the economic benefits of immigration and ensure that immigration policies and programs respond to Ontario’s social, economic development and labour market priorities.” 2005Immigrant programs get boost-$398m in new funding applauded
http://www.akcanada.com/rest/newsletter_pdf/February2005.pdf
Toronto-area immigrant groups say yesterday's budget gave them their first cash influx in five years. Of the $398 million in new money given to the immigration department by Finance Minister Ralph Goodale, some $298 million will be dished out to immigrant groups and $100 million to streamline and speed up the processing system. Toronto Sun article from February 2005 Canadian Immigration NewsletterImmigrants & Newcomers Funding Program Multi Year Funded Projects 2003 - 2006 in BC
http://www.uwlm.ca/NR/rdonlyres/3A041AD8-916D-4E61-BED0-940150EAA0F4/
28132/Newcomers.pdf
Dollars recommended for immigrants and newcomers: $104,000.00. The United Way.New funding will help immigrants settle in Saskatchewan
http://www.saskndp.com/cw/66.2/news.fundingimmigration.html
The province is providing $150,000 in additional funding to four settlement agencies that help immigrants stay in Saskatchewan.Manitoba Renews Program to Recognize Foreign-Trained Engineers
http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/press/top/2006/03/2006-03-17-04.html
New funding support of $360,000 for an initiative to help internationally-educated engineers meet Canadian accreditation standards was announced today by Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan... The 12-month Internationally Educated Engineers Qualification program is delivered at the University of Manitoba’s faculty of engineering with the support of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists. The program features an academic component and a paid, work-experience placement with an employer in the participant’s engineering discipline. Successful completion of the program means the participant’s combined engineering education is recognized as equivalent to Canadian education standards. The one-year program is designed to shorten the typical three-year period a foreign-educated engineer would take to meet Canadian standards... "These individuals are helping the province meet labour market demands and are contributing to Manitoba’s growing economy." Since the program started in 2003, 15 internationally-educated engineers have successfully completed the program requirements resulting in 14 becoming employed in the engineering field and one entering into graduated studies. Another 13 participants are expected to graduate in 2006. 2006 MarchNova Scotia Nominee Program
http://www3.telus.net/rbglobal/nsnp.htm
The cost of the program is a one time economic contribution of $128,800 plus a $1,700.00 non-refundable application fee, for a total cost of $130,500.00 net of any federal fees. (2002-2006)Nova Scotia Nominee Program
http://www.novascotiaimmigration.com/nsnp/default.html
As of July 1, 2006, a number of changes have been made to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program. Please refer to the following documents for further information about these changes: Frequently asked Questions, NSNP Changes - August 1, 2006 and Notice to Stakeholders - August 1, 2006… Since 2002, the NSNP has been providing notable opportunities for immigrants and their families. Our goal is to help the province meet its industrial, economic and labour market needs, resulting in a more diverse workforce and economy.Immigration Projects in NS
http://www.novascotiaimmigration.com/images/documents/2005%20grants.pdf
in Nova Scotia in 2005/2006: Total $1.5 MB.C. fails immigrant report card
http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/sfu_news/archives/sfunews03240519.html
A report card on immigrant languages and settlement services across Canada gives B.C. a failing grade and suggests that the province’s immigration language system is in crisis. The findings compare CIC dollars per immigrant spent in each province, in 2002 and 2004.Police lay charges in Salvation Army fraud scheme
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The Canadian branch of the Salvation Army receives about $130 million a year from donors. In Toronto, the group received donations of $2 million during their Christmas campaign.Immigrant selection process should favour people with skills, jobs
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The current system is an economic disaster for Canada... This is a large cost for Canadian taxpayers because our welfare benefits go to all residents regardless of income, so that recent immigrants and other Canadians on average absorb the same value of government services and transfers... Because recent immigrants have much lower average incomes, they pay proportionately less taxes. In a recent year the costs to taxpayers have come to more than $16 billion. The Edmonton Journal, 2006
Dollars and Sense - Immigration
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The federal government invests $3,806 in an immigrant who lands in Quebec, but only $819 in one who lands in Ontario… Ontario received a commitment to increase federal support per immigrant in Ontario from $819 to $3,400, plus an additional $40 million per year for language training. Ontario welcomes 57 per cent of all immigrants to Canada but receives only 34 per cent of federal funding…Immigrants make up 27 % of Ontario's population: We invest around $107 million per year on helping immigrants get settled, providing language training and helping them find a job. We're investing $9.5 million in 2004-05 to smooth the transition for internationally trained professionals, growing to $12.5 million annually. In 2004-05, our $4.1 million Newcomer Settlement program funded 79 community agencies to provide services for more than 100,000 newcomers...By 2017, the number of people whose mother tongue is neither English nor French will be almost one quarter of the population: Schools in the Greater Toronto Area include students from about 175 countries. Those students speak about 80 different languages. We invest more than $50 million each year on English-as-a-second language (ESL) classes for adults. We've increased funding for ESL in our schools by $64 million so that ESL can be offered to children over a longer period of time...More than 3,000 internationally trained people this year are participating in more than 35 different bridge training projects: The CARE for Nurses bridge training project has more than doubled the success rate for internationally trained nurses writing the licensing exam. More than 80 % of internationally trained pharmacists now pass their qualifying exam on the first try.2030 Vision: A Long-term Economic Forecast for Canada - Topic Paper 2004
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Despite a falling participation rate, the talk of a coming labour force shortage of epic proportions in Canada is somewhat overdone. A rough equilibrium is generally ensured via the movement in wages, which will shift to resolve imbalances. In the case at hand, any relative dearth of labour supply will likely be offset by slightly elevated wages, which will serve a twofold purpose... Assuming that Canadian governments and businesses engage in some capital deepening, but otherwise continue with the status quo, it will result in Canada’s long-term potential real GDP growth rate falling from almost 3 % annually today to under 2 % by 2030. This slowing will directly affect Canadians, who will see their rate of prosperity growth shrink markedly relative to the past few years, but only revert to the sort of performance experienced over the previous twenty year period of 1977 to 1997. There is an alternative, but it will require substantial productivity-enhancing efforts on the part of government, Canadians, and businesses alike.Ignoring foreign talent costs billions
http://www.hrmguide.net/canada/jobmarket/foreign_credentials.htm
World Education Services contend that the cost of providing income support to 5,000 foreign-trained workers would be $60 million, and retraining 10,000 people would cost taxpayers $10 million.The Discounting of Immigrants’ Skills in Canada: Evidence and Policy Recommendations
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There are various ways in which existing academic evaluation procedures could be improved upon in order to lower their cost and increase their effectiveness; these procedures should also be expanded to widen the net benefits they can generate. To this end, the 2004 federal budget added $5 million to the approximately $13 million allocated in 2003 to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to work with provinces, sector councils, national occupational bodies and others to address the issue of foreign credential recognition.Performance and Potential 2004–05: How Can Canada Prosper in Tomorrow’s World?
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A new deal for immigrants is needed to ensure that they, and the Canadian society as a whole, realize the full benefits of their contribution... The Conference Board has calculated that our national failure to recognize learning and credentials costs more than 340,000 immigrants $3.4–5.0 billion annually in lost earnings due to unemployment and underemployment effects. The annual impact of unemployment on immigrants’ income is between $1.5 and 1.9 billion; the annual impact of underemployment is even larger, at $1.9–3.1 billion. The majority of this cost, chiefly in foregone earnings, is borne by immigrants living in three major centres, Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal. Retrieved in 2005Immigration: A New Deal for Newcomers ( Performance and Potential 2004–05)
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A 10 % increase in immigration raises exports by 1 % and imports by 3 %.
Government transfers to an average Canadian-born household totaled $7,300 in 1995 as against $6,100 to the households of recent immigrants (those who immigrated between 1980 and 1994).
Immigrants are also less likely than non-immigrants to receive Employment Insurance and Social Assistance benefits, although they are more likely to receive rent subsidies. The net economic contribution of immigrants is further confirmed by the fact that, in fiscal terms, the net balance of taxes paid and public goods, services and transfers received by foreign-born individuals is positive. The Conference Board of CanadaFixing the refugee mess
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Every independent analysis of Canada's refugee system comes to the same conclusion we've got it backwards. We are spending too much on refugee claimants in Canada and not enough on the real refugees in the camps. If our in-country system were less inviting, fewer people would take advantage of it and the money saved could be diverted to the Third World where it belongs… William Bauer, winner of the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award ... calls Canada's policies massive corruption of the noble concept of political asylum… This system is perpetuated because it has been captured by those who profit from it. The lawyers are well-organized while ordinary Canadians who want a just refugee system are not. Moreover, federal politicians love the IRB because of its $100,000-a-year jobs for party stalwarts. Originally published in Macleans, 2002.Slagging immigration
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While immigration can add vitality to our society and would — if properly handled — increase our prosperity, adding 1% of our total population in new arrivals every year would be a disaster… There is, however, a vocal industry that does depend on immigration — a host of consultants, lawyers, and immigrant settlement services that endlessly repeat the shibboleths we have all become too familiar with. Considering that this industry does not create wealth, but derives their income out of the public purse, perhaps they have been heard from too often to be trusted.Views from Canadian Industries – The Engagement Process
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Most industry leaders acknowledged that the private sector has a leading role in forging a culture of innovation. At the same time, they viewed their role as part of a collective responsibility in which governments, the education and research communities, trade unions, professional organizations, the voluntary sector, and other groups all have a role to play… Industry leaders also believe that the key innovation challenges go far beyond economic variables and are rooted in stimulating creative thought and expression and changing the Canadian mindset about risk, reward and success. Some industry sectors called on governments to play a leadership role in developing a long-term vision that spans political regimes and provides a coherent strategy for disparate industry sectors. They also made it clear that investment counts... Moving Canada from 15th place to among the top five in the world in R&D investment spending by 2010 will require spending an additional $26 billion per year... It will take an additional $250 billion in annual sales, mostly in export markets, to support this level of investment.The Top Ten Symptoms of Immigration (US)
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Immigration is an income redistribution program, a large wealth transfer from those who compete with immigrant workers to those who use immigrant services.History of Canada's Business Immigration Program (BIP) - Symposium on Immigration and Integration, 1996
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Over the period 1986-1990, it is estimated that the BIP's entrepreneurs, investors and self-employed immigrants created approximately 82,000 new jobs (of which 73,300 were full-time and 8,700 part-time) which represented 6.3 % of the net increase in full-time employment during the period… In total, over the period 1979 to 1986, government statistics estimated that over $6 billion were to be transferred to Canada by business immigrants… The leading sectors for investor immigrant investment between 1986 and 1991 have been the accommodation, food and beverage industries (with 41 % of investment), construction (25 %), with the manufacturing sector only receiving 12 % of funds.Realizing Canada’s prosperity potential
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Canada is becoming the home for many highly educated immigrants. We observed, however, that a large number are under employed or even unemployed. The result is that we are forgoing their potential to contribute more to our economic well being... Although Canada’s economy compares well against the rest of the world, it significantly trails US economic performance. Against the United States, we have a large and persistent prosperity gap. In 1981, Canada trailed the United States by only $1,800 in per capita GDP, but the gap rose dramatically until 1997 and stood at $7,200 in 2003... Another important feature of our under investment and under achievement in education can be seen among the managers and CEOs of our businesses in Canada. Our managers have lower educational attainment overall and in business specifically; only 31 % of our managers possess a university degree versus 50 % of US managers.Capitalizing on Canada's diversity is key to nation's future prosperity
http://www.rbc.com/newsroom/20051020diversity.html
Without a talented workforce, Canadian businesses will be unable to achieve corporate strategies for innovation and growth. The report suggests that immigrants, women and baby boomers approaching retirement will need to play more significant roles in the country's workforce, as Canada needs to capitalize on the broader economic benefits that a more diverse population has to offer… If immigrants and women were employed at their level of education and skills training, earning equal pay to men born in Canada, personal incomes in Canada would increase by 21 % or $174 billion, and 1.6 million more working-age Canadians would be employed. RBC Special Report, 2005