Immigrant Futures

Many small cities across Canada face population declines and an uncertain future. Cities of Migration launches the  (PDF file) Immigrant Futures Toolkit, to help leaders reverse a declining population trend and make plans for a thriving future.

The Immigrant Futures Toolkit is a new resource that will assist city and community leaders in small and rural municipalities make the case for immigration to be adopted as a critical strategy for local economic development. The resources draw from best practices collected from communities across Canada and internationally and show that there is much that a community can do to attract and retain immigrants. Easy-to-follow guides and examples can help leaders learn from the success of others and get up to speed quickly on how to initiate a planning process in their own community.

What does the Immigrant Futures Toolkit provide?

The Toolkit outlines a multi-stakeholder planning framework and provides a variety of resources that will help small cities:

• identify and leverage existing community assets,
• think about ways to create awareness,
• develop new partnerships, and
• advance co-investment strategies that can help them build an open and welcoming economy.