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Manitoba Immigration and Integration Initiatives. Margot Morrish PCERII Annual Planning Meeting February 11, 2006. Canada Manitoba Immigration Agreement. Constitution and IRPA allow shared responsibilities in immigration Framework Signed October 22, 1996 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Manitoba Immigration and Integration Initiatives
Margot MorrishPCERII Annual Planning Meeting February 11, 2006
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Canada Manitoba Immigration Agreement Constitution and IRPA allow shared
responsibilities in immigration Framework Signed October 22, 1996 Provincial Nominee and Agreement to
Realign Responsibilities for Immigrant Settlement Services Addendum – June 29, 1998
CMIA Renewed 2003
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Action Strategy for Economic Growth
Training and workforce development, rural development and education
Target 10,000 annual arrivals Strengthen settlement and language
training Improve Qualifications Recognition Greater consultations and promotion
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Immigration by Province/Territory Preliminary 2005
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0,4
35
44
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6
43
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8 19
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2
8,0
93
2,0
95
1,9
30
1,0
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49
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33
5
81 60 11
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40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
Ontario British Columbia QuebecAlberta Manitoba SaskatchewanNova Scotia New Brunswick NewfoundlandPrince Edward Island North West Territories YukonNunavut
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Manitoba Immigration 1998 to Preliminary 2005
0100020003000400050006000700080009000
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Family Class RefugeesFederal Economic Class Provincial Nominees
7,4
27
6,4
92
4,6
21
4,5
88
3,7
11
4,6
44
3,0
14
8,0
93
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Manitoba Immigration Distribution by Top Rural Destinations
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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Stonewall
Plum Coulee
Swan River
Altona
Niverville
Morden
Arborg
Thompson
Brandon
Steinbach
Winkler
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Manitoba Immigration by Top Source Countries 1999 to 2004
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2000
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Philippines Germany IndiaChina, Ethiopia Korea, Republic ofEngland Ukraine U.S.A.Afghanistan Argentina
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177 174156 154
124 114 110 104 100
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350
Welders Computer ProgrammersFarmers and Farm Managers Motor Vehicle Mechanics and TechniciansElectrical and Electronics Mechanical EngineersComputer System Analysts General Duty Registered NursesCivil Engineers General Practitioners and Family PhysiciansAccountants Machinists
Manitoba Immigration by Top Occupations 1999 to 2004
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3500
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Formal Trade Cert. or Apprenticeship Non-University Certificate or Diploma
Some University - No Degree Bachelor's Degree
Some Post-Grad. Education - No Degree Master's Degree
Doctorate
Manitoba Immigration by Post Secondary Qualifications 1998 to 2004
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2004 - 2005
Immigration and Multiculturalism
Division
Staff – 47 StaffSalaries - $2,568.1Operating - $831.7
Financial Assistance - $7,712.0and Grants
Federal Contribution - $6,165.4
Settlement and Labour Market Services
10.0 staff
Strategic Planning and ProgramSupport and Exec Admin
7.0 staff
Immigration Promotion and Recruitment
16.5 staff
MulticulturalismSecretariat
3.0 staff
Adult Language Training10.5 staff
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Continuum
of Services
Promotion and Recruitment
(International and Manitoba)
Nomination and Selection
Early InformationESL and Settlement
Qualifications Recognition
Integration and Retention
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Manitoba Provincial Nominees
• The Provincial Nominee Program continues to develop innovative approaches to meet immigration objectives
• Greater partnership involvement is encouraged through five priority assessment streams and one general stream including:– Employers, – Communities,– Family Support, – International Students and – Strategic initiatives
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Provincial Nominee Program
• In 2005, over 4,600 Skilled Worker and Business Provincial Nominees landed in Manitoba
• In total, Manitoba Provincial Nominees account for over 56.% of provincial immigration
• Approximately 30% chose to live in communities outside of Winnipeg
• Manitoba approved over 3,000 Provincial Nominee principal applicants
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Settlement and Labour Market Services
• Manitoba Immigrant Integration Program:• Funds: Initial General Settlement (62 %);
Labour market preparation and placement (19%); Wellness and community support (14%); QR (3.5%) Special Projects (1%).
• Information for newcomers• Qualifications Recognition Initiative • Credentials Recognition Program • Academic Credentials Assessment service• Federal/Provincial/Territorial working groups
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Qualifications Recognition
Government leadership to improve QR and job entry for skilled workers
A Framework of Principles and Action Plans
Pilots, demonstration projects and information
Partnerships
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Adult English as a Additional Language
• Manitoba Immigrant Integration Program funds: – School and College Based Programs (75%)– Community Based Language Training (13%)– Workplace Language Training (3%)– English for Specific Purposes (3%)– Regional initiatives (6%)
• Enhanced Language Training Initiative • Canadian Language Benchmarks assessments• Professional development for Adult EAL teachers
• Curriculum development
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Multiculturalism Secretariat• Promote and support legislative frameworks
(MEACC and Multiculturalism Act) • Support and assist ethnocultural
organizations (Ethnocultural Community Support Program)
• Promote understanding and appreciation of multiculturalism cross-government and in general public
• Coordinate provincial participation in citizenship promotion and anti-racism activities
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Research Interests
Provincial Nominees: Settlement and labour market outcomes related to broader socio-economic trends
Qualifications Recognition: Models of best practice to support transferability; effective labour market information strategies
Employer: Engagement strategies and overcoming barriers Settlement: newcomer input into new approaches for program
development and delivery; overall outcomes Adult EAL: new models for delivery; expanding language
assessment capacities Multiculturalism: approaches for community economic
development and sustainability Regional Development: literature review of immigration to
rural Prairies
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