Leaders’ Roundtable on Immigration (LRI)

The Leaders’ Roundtable on Immigration (LRI) brings together three key stakeholder groups, business leaders and executives, government leaders and officials, and experts and practitioners to address common issues relating to immigration.

The objective of the Roundtable is to engage leaders in developing and implementing effective strategies for attracting, integrating and retaining immigrants in order to ensure sustainable competitiveness. Canada has moved into an era of chronic labour shortages. Immigrants are a critical source of talent for all Canadian employers. To meet their workforce needs, employers must take full advantage of immigrants’ talents to enhance organizational competitiveness and growth. The primary focus of LRI will be to increase business investment in immigrants and to foster government policies and programs that support workplace initiatives.

LRI carries out an annual program of network, research and communications activities strategically designed to promote business investment and collaborative action on immigration issues.