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Immigrants as Innovators Boosting Canada’s Global Competitiveness

This report takes a comprehensive approach to understanding and quantifying the relationship between immigration and innovation. The report is designed to help government and business recognize the potential value of immigration to innovation performance.

Report | 60 pages | October 2010
Michelle Downie | The Conference Board of Canada

Clearing Paths for Critical Foreign Talent to Work in the United States

Brief reports, produced weekly by the Conference Board, Inc., that address the most pressing business issues of the day.

Executive Action Report | 7 pages | December 2009
Howard Muson | The Conference Board, Inc.

Immigrant-Friendly Businesses—Effective Practices for Attracting, Integrating, and Retaining Immigrants in Canadian Workplaces

Businesses can attract, integrate, and retain immigrant talent by expanding their recruitment methods, offering bridging and mentoring programs, providing language and communication skills training, and promoting cultural awareness in the workplace.

Report | 62 pages | November 2009
Vadim Kukushkin, Douglas Watt | The Conference Board of Canada

Immigrant-Friendly Communities: Making Immigration Work for Employers and Other Stakeholders

Small towns across Canada can attract and retain immigrant talent with the support of employers and other community stakeholders such as immigrant-serving agencies, school boards, ethnic community groups, and health service providers.

Report | 70 pages | October 2009
Vadim Kukushkin | The Conference Board of Canada

Barrières douanières: Coûts des entraves à la mobilité des gens d’affaires

Pour accroître la mobilité des gens d’affaires du monde et stimuler le commerce, les investissements et le nombre de visiteurs, le Canada devrait redistribuer les ressources de ses bureaux à l’étranger, réduire les délais d’obtention des visas et délivrer plus de visas pour séjours multiples.

Résumé | 4 pages | January 2009
Michael Burt | Le Conference Board du Canada

Barriers at the Border: The Costs of Impediments to Business Mobility

To ease the international mobility of business people and thus boost our trade, investment, and visitor numbers, Canada should reallocate overseas office resources, reduce wait times for visas, and increase the use of multi-entry visas.

Report | 31 pages | January 2009
Michael Burt | The Conference Board of Canada

Renewing Immigration: Towards a Convergence and Consolidation of Canada’s Immigration Policies and Systems

Immigration is one strategy to alleviate Canada’s skilled labour shortage, but international competition is intense. This report analyzes Canada’s immigration policies and systems within the global context and offers suggestions for the future.

Report | 67 pages | October 2008
Kurtis Kitagawa, Tim Krywulak, Douglas Watt | The Conference Board of Canada

Huddled Masses? Why Helping Immigrants Helps Companies

Brief reports, produced weekly by the Conference Board, Inc., that address the most pressing business issues of the day.

Executive Action Report | 5 pages | September 2008
Conference Board Inc., New York | The Conference Board, Inc.

Workplace Diversity and Inclusiveness Forum

This Conference e-Proceedings brings together leading experts and executives with track records in diversity success to discuss the business imperatives for diversity and to share their visions of inclusiveness. This forum features a peer-to-peer discussion of diversity challenges that are affecting the participants’ work environments. The core of the conference includes facilitated problem-solving and reporting of suggested action plans for addressing the issues.

Conference e-proceedings | 1 page | January 2008
| The Conference Board of Canada

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