Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC)

There's been lots of commentary recently about how Canadians feel about immigration. There hasn't been much data about how #immigrants feel about 🇨🇦 Canada. Until today. This op-ed, co-authored by the unstoppable Sanyam Sethi of Ipsos in Canada, relays new data from a MASSIVE survey of over 15,000 verified adult immigrants, capturing their experiences and perspectives on Canada. TLDR; immigrants remain incredibly resilient and optimistic despite many challenges. But economic immigrants are showing growing dissatisfaction and are most likely to leave. The main reason? Housing, of course. So instead of asking whether there are too many immigrants for the housing we have, perhaps we should be asking whether there are enough houses for the immigrants we need... https://lnkd.in/g3tgMcBZ

New findings from The Newcomer Perspective, our collaborative study with Ipsos in Canada, reveal that immigrants with the highest potential to drive Canada’s economy are also at the highest risk of leaving within the next two years. Read our joint media release here: https://lnkd.in/gkXZyS6i As Canada focuses on how many immigrants it will admit to the country, understanding their journey is more important than ever. 🌍🇨🇦

De nouvelles découvertes provenant de La Perspective des Nouveaux Arrivants, notre étude collaborative avec Ipsos, révèlent que les immigrants ayant le plus fort potentiel pour dynamiser l'économie du Canada sont également à plus grand risque de quitter le pays dans les deux prochaines années. Lisez notre communiqué de presse conjoint ici : https://lnkd.in/gPJeqWiX   Alors que le Canada se concentre sur le nombre d'immigrants à admettre, comprendre leur parcours est plus important que jamais. 🌍🇨🇦 Ipsos in Canada

Yesterday, our CEO, Daniel Bernhard, spoke with andrew bell of BNN Bloomberg about the economic impact of decreasing immigration levels.   "Canada needs to shift its mindset and recognize that this isn’t just about how many people around the world want to come here or how many we can accept. This is really about Canada needing this talent to move us forward," said Bernhard. Watch the full interview here:

"Reducing immigration levels will create more problems than it solves," said Daniel Bernhard, CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC). A decrease of 105,000 permanent residents represents less than 0.25% of the population. This will not cool the housing market but will result in fewer workers to build housing, staff daycares, and reduce healthcare wait times. The real issue is not having enough capacity in our housing and healthcare systems to meet the needs of both newcomers and Canadians. We must grow our way to success, not slow down. Immigration is essential to Canada's prosperity. While restoring public confidence in the system is important, we cannot let this reduction send the message that less growth will solve our challenges. Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/gQw6DFJK #CdnImm #ImmigrationMatters

Organizations that harness the potential of #immigrant talent are finding a #competitive edge. In collaboration with Deloitte, our new report highlights how businesses welcoming newcomer talent are leading the way.   Explore the Talent to Win Playbook to discover real-world success stories and actionable strategies to stay ahead in today’s market: https://lnkd.in/dgE55TcY

🚨 Great news. I’m thrilled to announce that TELUS & the Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC) have joined forces to help newcomers save serious $$ as they establish themselves in Canada. Members of our Canoo app can now access exclusive deals from a bunch of TELUS brands – WITH NO CREDIT CHECK. 🫰   This is a big deal. By offering such generous and supportive discounts, TELUS will make a real difference in the lives tens of thousands of newcomers as they begin the journey of becoming Canadian.   Congrats to Mona E. Afrouz, Roberto Esteban Alvarez, and Heather Barnabe for bringing this deal together on our side. And many MANY thanks to Team TELUS, including Wes Parham, Heather Rowe (Dionne), Brandon Henderson, Jessica Penney, Scott Leathem, Jared Rashid, Sonya Karia, Kayla Murphy, Indu Rajagopal and Hilen Wong 🙏 https://lnkd.in/gzhXiqRR

Are Canadian employers leaving their best players on the bench?   Our latest report with Deloitte reveals that companies that prioritize immigrant talent are gaining a clear competitive advantage.   Check out our Talent to Win Playbook for success stories and strategies to help your organization get ahead: https://lnkd.in/dgE55TcY   #ImmigrantTalent #DiversityAdvantage #TalentStrategy  #CompetitiveEdge #Innovation #Inclusion

Canadian employers are leaving some of their best talent on the bench—and they’re doing so at their own risk.   Our new report with Deloitte shows that businesses embracing immigrant talent are gaining a clear competitive advantage.   Check out the following opportunities and read our Talent to Win Playbook for actionable tips to help employers boost their competitiveness: https://lnkd.in/dgE55TcY   #ImmigrantTalent #WorkforceDiversity #CompetitiveEdge

Our new collaboration with Deloitte Canada reveals that #Canadian firms embracing newcomer talent are gaining a competitive advantage. Back in 2022, I sat down with Craig Damian Smith, PhD to discuss the research agenda I was building at the Institute for Canadian Citizenship / Institut pour la citoyenneté canadienne (ICC). It’s a conversation I’m especially grateful for. We talked about immigrant labour market integration, and he soon introduced me to Rupa Banerjee, one of Canada’s leading experts on this topic. Rupa went on to produce two landmark reports for the ICC (links in comments), making one thing clear: immigrant labour market integration isn’t just about immigrants—it’s about employers, too. However, at that time, there were very few studies capturing employers’ perspectives and experiences across Canada. That’s when Daniel Bernhard and I approached Shannon Kot at Deloitte to discuss organizing a series of roundtables with Canadian employers to address this gap. Deloitte generously agreed to help us advance this important work. After engaging over 40 executives across Canada, we’re excited to share our findings. Check out our post below, and please share widely. From Craig, to Rupa, to Shannon and many, many more folks along the way, we have benefited immensely from the support of people who genuinely want to affect change in this space. I am grateful for all of it, and I hope this report moves the dial forward on this important issue for Canada. #NewcomerTalent #EmployerInsights #DiversityMatters #ImmigrantIntegration #CanadianEconomy #jobs #newtocanada Cc. Wiam Ben Karroum 潘维安 Heather Barnabe Adiba Hasan Arash Safavi Tarun Tripathi Salimah Dhalla, LLM Nabil Fairbairn Chloe Bray Elizabeth Shaw Dan Markham Roberto Esteban Alvarez Mona E. Afrouz