November 7, 2012

Ontario’s Immigration Strategy

Attracting a skilled workforce and growing a stronger economy

• Raise the percentage of economic immigrants to 70%  from the current level of 52%
• Increase Ontario’s role in selecting the immigrants who meet our labour market needs.
• Request a doubling of our Provincial Nominee Program from the federal government to 2,000 in 2013,  and to 5,000 in 2014.
• Maximize the potential of temporary foreign workers and international students.

 Helping newcomers and their families achieve success

• Improve job prospects for non-economic immigrants.
• Provide more resources for employers to recruit and welcome immigrant employees.
• Encourage employers to develop or expand mentorship, internship and on-the-job training programs.
• Achieve five per cent francophone immigration.

Leveraging the global connections of our diverse communities

• Growing a globally-connected economy by increasing the employment rates of highly skilled immigrants in their fields.
• Maximizing the global value of immigrants already here by decreasing their unemployment rate to the provincial average.
• Leveraging global expertise by removing barriers and increasing the number of internationally trained professionals licensed in their professions.