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I mmi gr at i onhel psNov aSc ot i apopul at i ons ur pas s esonemi l l i on.I nani nt er es t i ngt ur nofev ent s ,t hepopul at i on ofNov aSc ot i ahass ur pas s edani mpor t antmi l es t one–t heonemi l l i onmar k .Ac c or di ngt ot hepr ov i nc e,t hi s gr owt hhasmaj or l ybeendr i v enbyi mmi gr at i on. Al s o, t hei rpr es sr el eas es t r es s est hat r ec or dgr owt hhaspar t i c ul ar l ybeenex per i enc edi n2021. Howev er ,byf aroneoft hemos ti nt er es t i ngt hi ngsaboutNov aSc ot i ai st hati t ’ snotj us tgoodatat t r ac t i ngi mmi gr ant s–i t ’ sgr eatatr et ai ni ngt hem aswel l .I thasani mmi gr at i onr et ent i onr at eof71% –t hehi ghes tv al uei n At l ant i cCanada.Andt os weet ent hepot ,t hei mmi gr ant sc omi ngt oNov aSc ot i aar ef r om al l ov ert hewor l d. Fori ns t anc e,i n2020al one,t hepr ov i nc er ec ei v edi mmi gr ant sf r om Kor ea,Chi na,I ndi a,t hePhi l i ppi nes ,andt he Uni t edKi ngdom.
Whyi sonemi l l i onamoment ousf i gur ef orNovaScot i a’ spopul at i on? I nas t at ement ont hemi l es t one, Pr emi erTi mHous t onc al l edi t as i gni f i c ant moment , par t i c ul ar l ybec aus eof Nov a Sc ot i a’ shi s t or yof dec l i ni ngpopul at i on. Hewent ont oi ndi c at et hat t hi sr ec ent popul at i ongr owt hi sas i gnt hat t he wor l dhasf i nal l ys t ar t edt onot i c ehows pec i al t hepr ov i nc ei s . Bey ondt hat ,hei t er at edt hatt hepopul at i ongr owt hwoul dmak et heNov aSc ot i ac ommuni t ys t r onger .Thi si s par t i c ul ar l yex pec t edt ohappent hr ought hec r eat i onofnew j obs / bus i nes s es ,i mpr ov ementofi nf r as t r uc t ur e, i nc r eas ei ndi v er s i t y ,andi nc r eas ei nt hepr ov i nc e’ st axbas e.
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I sonemi l l i onenough? Whi l et hegov er nmentofNov aSc ot i ai sex c i t edaboutt heec onomi cgr owt ht hathav i ngapopul at i onofmor e t hanonemi l l i onbr i ngs ,i t ’ snots at i s f i edwi t ht hi snumber .I ts t i l lai mst oat t r ac tandr et ai nmor ei mmi gr ant s , par t i c ul ar l yy oungent r epr eneur sands k i l l edwor k er s .I nf ac t ,i t snex tgoali st ogr ow t hepopul at i ont ot wo mi l l i onpeopl eby2060. T oac hi ev et hi s ,t hepr ov i nc ewi l lhav et or ec ei v e25, 000newc omer spery eart hr oughbot hi mmi gr at i onand i nt er pr ov i nc i almi gr at i on.Sot oac hi ev et hi sl of t ygoal ,Nov aSc ot i ai sget t i ngr eadyt ol aunc hamar k et i ng i ni t i at i v et hatwi l l c os t$2. 5mi l l i on. Al s o,t heDepar t mentofLabor ,Sk i l l s ,andI mmi gr at i onc ont i nuest owor kwi t ht hepr ov i nc e’ sempl oy er st o s t r eaml i nei mmi gr at i onpr oc es s esandi nnov at i v el yr es pondt ol abors hor t agesi ns omeoc c upat i ons .
NovaScot i a’ si mmi gr at i onpat hways I fy ouwantt obeamongt heappr ox i mat el yonemi l l i onex t r apeopl eNov aSc ot i ai shopi ngt oat t r ac t ,y ou’ r e i nl uc k–t her ear es ev er al i mmi gr at i onpat hway si nt hepr ov i nc e.Thes ei nc l ude: Ex pr es sEnt r y AsCanada’ smai ni mmi gr at i onpat hway ,Ex pr es sEnt r yi sav ai l abl ei nNov aSc ot i aandal lot herpr ov i nc es apar tf r om Quebec .Soasl ongasy ou’ r equal i f i edf ort heFeder alWor k erSk i l l edPr ogr am,Feder alSk i l l ed Tr adesPr ogr am,orCanadi anEx per i enc eCl as s ,y ouc angot hi sr out e. Pr ov i nc i al Nomi neePr ogr ams( PNPs ) Li k eot herCanadi anpr ov i nc es ,Nov aSc ot i aal s ohasPr ov i nc i alNomi nat i onPr ogr ams .Thes ei nc l udeNov a Sc ot i aEx per i enc eEx pr es sEnt r yandNov aSc ot i aLaborMar k etPr i or i t i es .Whi l et hes et wopr ogr amsr equi r e y out obeel i gi bl ef orEx pr es sEnt r y ,ot her sdon’ t .Thes ei nc l udet heOc c upat i onI nDemand,Sk i l l edWor k er , andPhy s i c i ans t r eams . Andi fy ou’ r eanent r epr eneur ,t hepr ov i nc eev enhass pec i f i cs t r eamsf ory ou–t heI nt er nat i onalGr aduat e Ent r epr eneurSt r eam andt heEnt r epr eneurSt r eam.Whi l et hel at t erc at er st oor di nar yent r epr eneur swho wantt os t ar torbuyabus i nes si nNov aSc ot i a,t hef or meronl yc at er st ot hos ewhos t udi edi nar ec ogni z ed uni v er s i t y / c ommuni t yc ol l egei nt hepr ov i nc eandhav eal r eadys t ar t ed/ boughtabus i nes st her e. TheAt l ant i cI mmi gr at i onPi l ot( AI P) Thi si sani mmi gr at i onpr ogr am t hatc at er st oi mmi gr ant ss eek i ngt omov et ooneofCanada’ s4At l ant i c pr ov i nc es .Thes ear ePr i nc eEdwar dI s l and,Newf oundl and,New Br uns wi c k ,andNov aSc ot i a.TheAt l ant i c I mmi gr at i onPi l otpar t i c ul ar l yhel psCanadi anempl oy er sl i v i ngi nt hes ear east ohi r ef or ei gner st odoj obs t hatt heyhav ebeenunabl et of i l l l oc al l y . Af t erhi r i ngt hei mmi gr ant s , t hes eempl oy er sev engoasf araspr ov i di ngt hemwi t hs et t l ement f unds–af eat ur e t hathasbeenpr ov ent oi mpr ov er et ent i onr at es .I t ’ st her ef or enots ur pr i s i ngt hatSeanFr as er ,t hei mmi gr at i on mi ni s t erwi t hr oot si nNov aSc ot i a, r ec ent l yannounc edt hat t hi spr ogr amwi l l bec omeaper manent onei n2022.
NovaScot i a’ sf ut ur ei sbr i ght Fr om J anuar yt oApr i l 2021, 5, 696peopl emov edt oNov aSc ot i af r om ot herc ount r i esandCanadi anpr ov i nc es –t hegr eat es tpopul at i ongr owt hi nay ear ’ sf i r s tquar t ers i nc e1971.Soi fy ouev ert houghtt hatt hi spr ov i nc e’ s gr owt hr at ewasov er r at ed,t hi nkagai n–i tdoes n’ tgetbet t ert hant hi s !
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