Canada Invest in Newcomer Integration
23/05/2008 by Tamar Blieden
As more people scatter across the world looking for new challenges and opportunities abroad, the amount of people needing to integrate themselves in a new society is growing massively. This is so common in Canada that the government have invested millions to help the settlement process.
Canada has been rated the top place to live four times in the past according to the United Nations Human Development Index and it is because of this that people flood into the country on a daily basis. However these people need to be useful to society in order for the nation to benefit from mass immigration.
People move to another country in order to better their own life and that of their family whether it is economic, safety or employment reasons. Canada wants to open their doors to immigrants by amending their immigration policy.
These amendments aim to speed up the immigration process which in turn will result in more people coming in. The 2008 budget calls to modernise Canadian immigration, therefore it is proposed those with skills that are in short supply are fast tracked into the country. Therefore as and if this is rolled out the need for assimilation will be heightened.
Canada has invested in various parts of the country as they too want to gain through immigration. These people are seen as a prime source to the development of Canada's business and economic growth.
Since 2006 over a $1 billion has been invested into various territories that will be distributed over a five year period. Resources, community services, language training and job location assistance will all be targeted toward newcomer incorporation. For example the popular Moncton, New Brunswick area will receive as much as $1.3 million for newcomer investment services.
As the Canadian population grows due to immigration, so too do economic and social needs. Therefore without such investment Canada could be left with major problems such as growth in unemployment and language gaps, "It is essential to get new immigrants," says Nora Ali of Global Visas' (www.globalvisas.com) Canadian section. However she adds that "integration in a neighbourhood, in the workplace and on the streets is needed. This can best be done if the government provide such services."
Canada has an ever aging workforce and skills shortages have become a massive economic problem. Therefore Canada has looked abroad to solve these concerns, but in order for this to benefit both the immigrant and the country, investing in the smooth landing and easy social integration of foreigners is vital.
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