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Manitoba Immigration and Economic Opportunities
Manitoba’s Growing Through Immigration Strategy National Child Day Forum Nov 17-19, 2015 ‘Embracing Diversity, Nurturing Roots’
MANITOBA IMMIGRATION
• Long history of welcoming immigrants and refugees
• Manitoba Action Strategy for Economic Growth: Growing through Immigration as one of seven pillars of growth
• 2012 Speech from the Throne: Need for more skilled workers and
commitment to add 75,000 workers to the labour force by 2020 • Manitoba’s workforce demand and supply between 2014 and 2020 • Manitoba Demographic and Labour Market Trends
Pathways to Manitoba
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MANITOBA IMMIGRATION BY CATEGORY
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada Prepared by Manitoba Labour and Immigration
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Provincial Nominees
Federal Economic
Family Reunification
Humanitarian/Refugees
Other
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MB IMMIGRATION – REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada Prepared by Manitoba Labour and Immigration
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Portage-la-Prairie
Morden
Steinbach
Thompson
Winkler
Neepawa
Brandon
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Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada Prepared by Manitoba Labour and Immigration
MANITOBA IMMIGRATION – TOP SOURCE COUNTRIES
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Federal Republic of Germany
United Kingdom and Colonies
Ethiopia
United States of America
Republic of Korea
Israel
Nigeria
People's Republic of China
India
Philippines
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MANITOBA IMMIGRATION -REFUGEE LANDINGS
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Other Refugees
Privately sponsored refugees
Government-assisted refugees
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MANITOBA IMMIGRATION -REFUGEE BY SOURCE COUNTRY
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Sudan
Democratic Republic of Somalia
Ethiopia
Eritrea
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AGE AND GENDER COMPARISON
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2014 CHILDREN AND YOUTH
0-4 yrs - 24%
5-9 yrs - 23% 10-14 yrs - 21%
15-19 yrs - 15%
20-24 yrs - 17%
TOTAL 6,152
Immigrant vs Refugee newcomer
Immigrants chose to leave homeland chose to come to Canada given immigrant status upon arrival selected based on higher education, training, work experience, and language; and/or have family ties often have better financial situations able to visit homeland likely informed, more prepared, and optimistic about moving to Canada
Refugees fled or forced from homeland likely left suddenly with little preparation did not actively choose Canada limited financial resources often hope to return to homeland usually cannot visit homeland safely often have left family behind in dangerous situations some have suffered torture, most have suffered trauma relief to be in a safe place; hope for future may have multiple barriers to settlement such as, language, literacy, education, health issues
LABOUR MARKET STRATEGY FOR IMMIGRATION
Responding to the Refugee Crisis
• 25,000 refugees to arrive in Canada by the end of 2015 • MB to accept a share of these refugees (~1500-2000) • Currently working with Federal Government and community stakeholders on a resettlement plan MB supports include: • humanitarian relief assistance • supporting the settlement sector to offer a co-ordinated response • facilitating private sponsorships • supporting integration of Syrian refugee through education, health and mental health and youth supports • connecting refugees to employment and job training
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