Conference Highlights

First pan-Canadian conference to focus on the issue of regional attraction, mobility and integration of immigrants in Canada
Major goal is to assess the factors attributable to Atlantic Canada’s inability to attract and retain immigrants and to determine what can be done to reverse this trend
Comprehensive programming, rich diversity of speakers ranging from academicians, government policymakers, practitioners to journalists and employers
Comprehensive overview of immigration with perspectives on both Canada and Atlantic Canada and on both academics and practicability
Two senior internationally known US researchers to provide insightful perspectives on the issue of population retention and ethnic diversity in both small and large communities
Three plenary panels comprising of Canadian academicians, government policy makers, employers, NGOs and rural community builders from Atlantic Canada, the Prairies and Quebec to share with you their experience and best practices from various perspectives
Three concurrent workshops with specific focus on the issue of gender and transnational migration; on the results of Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants in Canada and the Ethnic Diversity Survey; and models and best practices of economic integration of immigrants in Ontario and Atlantic Canada

Immigration And Outmigration:
Atlantic Canada at a Crossroads