NB-IRDT Workshop: “New Longitudinal Evidence on Migration, Immigration and Training in New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada”
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training will be hosting a Free knowledge translation event next Thursday May 18 where they will present results from a series of projects commissioned by the Department of Postsecondary Education, Training and Labour on various aspects of labour market development in NB.
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Agenda
| Time | Session | Presenter |
| 8:15am | Coffee and tea | |
| 8:45am | Welcome and setting the stage | Ted McDonald, UNB |
| 9:00am | Paper 1 – The socioeconomic benefits of immigration to Canada | Tony Fang, MUN |
| 9:45am | Paper 2 – Temporary and permanent residents in NB | Herb Emery, UNB |
| 10:30am | Break | |
| 10:45am | Paper 3 – Immigrant and refugee retention in NB | Brent Cruickshank, UNB |
| 11:30am | Paper 4 – The economic outcomes of return migration | Herb Emery, UNB |
| 12:15pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00pm | Paper 5 – Apprenticeship dimensions and outcomes in the Atlantic Provinces | Ted McDonald, UNB |
| 1:45pm | Round table discussion of policy priorities for NB and the Maritimes | Herb Emery and all |
| 2:45pm | Close and wrap up | Ted McDonald, UNB |
Guest Speaker:
Tony Fang, PhD., FRSA
Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Economic and Cultural Transformation
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Economics
The Socioeconomic Benefits of Immigration to Canada
Recent events such as the European refugee crisis, Brexit, and the 2016 US election have drawn intense debates over immigration and refugee policies worldwide. This seminar first reviews the recent trends in immigration policies and demographic challenges for Atlantic provinces. Drawing experiences from Australia, Canada, and the United States, the economic, social and cultural benefits of immigration will be discussed, supported by empirical evidences of both long-run and short-run impacts of large-scale immigration to Canada. The long-run effects will be focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. The short-run economic indicators have included real GDP and GDP per capita; employment and unemployment; aggregate demand and especially for housing; investment and productivity; and government expenditures, taxes and net government balances for a 10-year simulation period (2012-2021), using the Census data and a macroeconomic model (FOCUS), developed and maintained by the University of Toronto. The seminar will conclude with the policy implications of the findings and policy recommendations.
