 
Immigration
Business Immigration - Rank 3
Business immigration measures the number of immigrant investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed people per total employment (Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2000).
Skilled Immigrants -Rank 6
Skilled immigrants measures skilled immigrant workers who enter the labour force as employees per total employment (Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2000).
Issue:
We want to attract skilled and business immigrants to come to Nova Scotia and stay here.
Action to be taken:
- The Nova Scotia Nominee Program was announced in August of 2002 and made operational in April 2003. The program allows the provincial 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.
- Maintain and enhance the NSNP web site to provide immigration information and contacts to potential nominees and immigrants.
- Do more promotions in targeted countries that have the candidates we want to immigrate to the province.
- Continue to 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.
- IEOP - Immigrant Entrepreneur Orientation Program through the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association (MISA) co-funded by NSED and ACOA.
Outcome:
Attract 50 skilled immigrants and entrepreneurs to create employment opportunities for Nova Scotians and to achieve a better quality workforce.
Action taken by:
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Updates:
• November 2004
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