Immigrant talent is being underutilized in the London region

Immigrants’ skills and talents are being underutilized in the London area, especially for visible minorities, new figures analyzed by the LMLIP’s Fact Sharing Work Group show. According to data from Statistics Canada’s overqualification rate, 30 per cent of racialized immigrants aged 25-54 with a bachelor’s degree or higher were working jobs that required only a

Canada’s 2024 budget and its impact on immigration

The federal government released this week its budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, with a big emphasis on housing construction and affordability, the economy and improving the country’s labour force productivity. While immigration was not one of the key topics of the upcoming fiscal plan, the new budget will still have an impact on the

The London area is doing a good job at retaining newcomers

The London area is doing a remarkable job at retaining immigrants in their communities, new data analyzed by the LMLIP’s Fact Sharing work group show. According to figures released by Statistics Canada, about 73 per cent of immigrants who arrived in 2019 in the London metropolitan area – an area that also includes Strathroy, St.

Canadian government announces several immigration initiatives

The official launch of a humanitarian pathway for people impacted by the conflict in Sudan; new visa requirements for Mexican citizens; and two pilot projects to boost Francophone immigration and immigration to rural communities. Those are among the new initiatives announced by Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in recent weeks. If you missed any

Immigrants are contributing in all sectors of London’s economy

London’s immigrant population is making contributions to all key sectors of the region’s economy, new figures analyzed by the LMLIP’s Fact Sharing work group show. According to the group’s findings, taken from figures released by Statistics Canada, 10 industry sectors in the London Census Metropolitan Area employ about 86 per cent of immigrants between the