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Immigration in smaller provinces and federal immigration policy changes in Canada

Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity, May 2025 event poster

May 15, 2025

The main objective of this one-day event is to understand how changes in Canadian immigration policy are expected to affect immigration in Atlantic provinces. We will hear from academicians, policymakers and settlement sector.

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Hosted by: Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity  (ARGEIAD)
Location: Scotiabank Theatre, Sobey Building, Saint Mary’s University
Contact: Manar Salem IMTE '23, Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects

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Tentative Agenda
 
8:30 am - Registration and networking

9:00-9:15 am - Greetings
Dr. Ather H. Akbari – Event Chair

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Dr. Michel Delorme – Dean Sobey School of Business
  • TBC (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)

9:15-10:15 - Keynote speaker

  • Dr. Herbert Emery – University of New Brunswick

Immigration and Economic Growth Strategies for Small Provinces in an Integrated National Labour Market
Moderated by: TBC

10:15-10:25 -  Break

10:25-11:40 - Immigration policy impacts in Canada and Atlantic Provinces
Speakers:

  • Nova Scotia Immigration and Population Growth (Speaker to be confirmed)
  • Prince Edward Island Office of Immigration (Speaker to be confirmed)
  • IRCC and other Atlantic provinces have been invited (yet to confirm participation)

Moderated by: TBC
 
11:45-12:45 - Networking Lunch

12:45-2:00 - Immigrant settlement in Atlantic Provinces in a changing policy environment
Speakers:

  • Paula Knight, Immigrant Settlement Association of Nova Scotia
  • James Murphy, Association for New Canadians, Newfoundland & Labrador
  • Dean Constable, Immigrant & Refugee Services Association of PEI
  • NB settlement services to confirm.

2:00-2:05 - Closing Remarks
Dr. Akbari – Event Chair

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Herbert Emery of the University of New Brunswick

Herb Emery, has been the Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics at the University of New Brunswick since 2016.  Prior to 2016, Herb was a Professor in Economics and Research Director for The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary.  From 2010-2015, he served as managing editor of Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de politiques, Canada's foremost journal examining economic and social policy.