Immigration
The Conference Board of Canada is the country’s immigration research hub. Relying on in-house demographic, economic, and fiscal models, we have the unique ability to quantify the challenges associated with an aging demographic and evaluate policy assumptions around immigration and immigrants’ success in the labour market. Our work helps strengthen Canada’s immigration system.
Featured Researcher
Lauren Hamman
Associate Director, Immigration
Lauren Hamman is the Associate Director of Immigration at The Conference Board of Canada. In this role, Lauren oversees the National Immigration Centre (NIC) and the Centre for Business Insights on Immigration (CBII). Lauren leads the immigration team whose research focuses on addressing pressing, complex immigration issues in Canada.
A Closer Look at Immigrant Onward Migration in Canada
November 19, 2024
This second look at The Leaky Bucket reveals that the proportion of immigrants leaving Canada has reached an all-time high. Despite extreme pandemic travel restrictions, immigrants still found ways to leave in record numbers.
Impact paper • 22-min read
Canadian Immigration Summit
An exploration of how to make Canada’s immigration system more innovative, resilient, and responsive to complex challenges and unique opportunities.
Immigration Publications
In this Thought Leadership piece, we quantify the impact of the federal government’s proposed abrupt…
The Leaky Bucket 2024 builds on the 2023 report with an in-depth look at immigrants…
Des occasions manquées 2024 s’appuie sur le rapport de 2023 et offre une analyse approfondie…
This research explores how the labour and skill shortages facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…
This report captures insights from discussions at the Canadian Immigration Summit 2023 and provides a…
Communities across Canada are experiencing changes in their immigrant and temporary resident populations. This interactive…
Research Centres
Centre for Business Insights on Immigration
Canada’s immigration system underperforms at quickly connecting immigrants with opportunities that match their skills, education, and experience. This leads to inadequate economic outcomes for immigrants and fails to meet employers’ skilled labour needs.
National Immigration Centre
Canada’s future prosperity depends on immigration. Optimizing the systems that help to attract, select, and settle immigrants will maximize the benefits of immigration for both newcomers and Canadians. The National Immigration Centre was established to enhance Canada’s immigration system through independent, impartial, evidence-based research.
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