 
Business Immigration/Skilled Immigrants
Business immigration measures the number of immigrant investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed people per total employment (Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 1999).
Skilled immigrants measures skilled immigrant workers who enter the labour force as employees per total employment (Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 1999).
Issue:
- We want to attract skilled and business immigrants to come to Nova Scotia and stay here.
Action to be taken:
- The Provincial Nominee Program is expected to be online soon. This will allow the government to nominate up to 200 skilled entrepreneurs and workers to fast track through the Canadian immigration system and reside in Nova Scotia. The nominees are selected based on criteria designed to give nominees a smooth transition into working and living in Nova Scotia.
- Create a web site to provide immigration information and contacts to potential nominees and immigrants.
- Do more promotions in countries that have the candidates we want to immigrate to the province.
- Support Regional Development Agencies' mentoring programs throughout the province that assist business immigrants in their first years of doing business in Canada.
- Work with professional and academic organizations and institutions to simplify the accreditation process. This will allow skilled immigrants to know in advance, the value of their individual training and education and to enter their professions in Nova Scotia with ease. Nova Scotia is examining opportunities to better support immigrants' access to the labour market and post-secondary education in a way that matches their qualifications and aspirations. Specifically, we are engaging our partner groups in discussions to consider the feasibility of establishing a credential assessment service in Atlantic Canada.
- Negotiation is underway between the Nova Scotia government and the federal government to establish a broad framework agreement on immigration matters.
Outcome:
- Employment creation opportunities will result from immigration of entrepreneurs and we'll achieve a better quality workforce.
Action taken by:
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Updates:
• April 2003
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