{"id":14492,"date":"2016-10-31T20:25:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T20:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/fr\/nova-scotia-targets-international-students-boost-immigration\/"},"modified":"2016-12-16T04:45:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T04:45:49","slug":"nova-scotia-targets-international-students-boost-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/nova-scotia-targets-international-students-boost-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia Targets International Students to Boost Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Encouraging international students to live and work in Nova Scotia after they graduate is the aim of a new pilot program to boost immigration to the province.<\/p>\n

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Under the program, vouchers will be provided to subsidize initial salaries and access to graduate talent will be improved for small and medium-sized businesses.<\/p>\n

Students with qualifications aligned to Nova Scotia\u2019s labour market needs will be targeted under the program, named \u2018Stay in Nova Scotia \u2013 Student Retention to Residency\u2019.<\/p>\n

The pilot will focus on 50 students in fields such as health care, entrepreneurship, computer engineering and ocean sciences.<\/p>\n

The initial aim is to retain 40 of the 50 graduates, who represent 23 different nationalities, for at least a year in the Nova Scotia workforce. But the long-term target is to see them become permanent residents of Canada within five years, and stay in the province.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government understands that immigration is fundamental to building strong communities and improving the region\u2019s ability to compete in the global market,\u201d said Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains.<\/p>\n

\u201cInternational students who stay in the province play a significant role in meeting skill shortages, fueling economic development and improving Nova Scotia\u2019s prospects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil added: \u00ab\u00a0Helping international students stay in Nova Scotia will strengthen our province.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want more young people to choose Nova Scotia as a place to live and work after they graduate. This initiative will help make that happen.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

International graduates are regarded as the gold standard of new permanent resident<\/a> by Immigration Minister John McCallum. With Canadian experience and qualifications, they fit the profile of the type of immigrant that will easily integrate into society.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Canada is an aging country, so we need new young immigrants to support our economy and help make it grow,\u00a0\u00bb McCallum has said previously.<\/p>\n

Numbers of international students have almost doubled since 2008, from just over 184,000 to nearly 355,000 in 2015.<\/p>\n

Nova Scotia is one of the Atlantic provinces successfully battling its aging demographic.<\/p>\n

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Source: Statistics Canada<\/p>\n

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Population figures show numbers aged under 45 increased in 2016 for the first time in at least five years.<\/p>\n

Previously it appeared as though the region would have less under-45s than over-45s by 2016, but the trend has been slowed thanks to innovative immigration policies.<\/p>\n

Prince Edward Island is leading the way, with more over-45s now than it had in 2013.<\/p>\n

The two other Atlantic provinces, Newfoundland & Labrador and New Brunswick, already have more over-45s than under-45s.<\/p>\n

Atlantic Canada\u2019s provincial premiers and the federal government recently announced an initiative to welcome 2,000 more skilled immigrants<\/a> per year under their Provincial Nominee Programs from 2017.<\/p>\n

The move will see an almost 50 per cent rise in the number of candidates welcomed to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland & Labrador.<\/p>\n

Those numbers could increase in 2018 and 2019 if the expansion is viewed as a success.<\/p>\n

The new immigrants are expected to be chosen based on the skills required by the respective provinces.<\/p>\n

It is part of a new Atlantic Growth Strategy, aimed at boosting the economy in eastern Canada in five priority areas:<\/p>\n

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