Tom Lusis President Board of Directors ISGW Flow of presentation Todays Fragmented approach New economic immigration on the horizon Lessons from the University of Guelph What could the future look like ID: 595576
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Re-imagining connections between settlement and economic immigration
Tom Lusis
President, Board of Directors IS-GWSlide2
Flow of presentation
Today’s
“Fragmented
” approach
New economic immigration on the horizon
Lessons from the University of Guelph
What could the future look like?Slide3
The landscape today
A “fragmented” approachSlide4
Economic immigration on the Horizon
City of Guelph: Foreign Direct Investment initiatives
Country of Wellington: Foreign Temporary Workers
Express Entry
All immigration
initiatives
based on a recruitment model where employers have “direct route in recruiting economic immigrants”.Slide5
Lessons from the University of Guelph: Office of Intercultural Affairs
A “holistic” approach to International Student support
Orientation programs: START International, the LINK Program, OIA Food Map
Community Integration programs: Cultural Networking Day, SENSA Christmas dinner
Employment programs: Intercultural workshops, Employment SeriesSlide6
Results
University of Guelph ranked number 1 for International Student satisfaction in the I-Graduate Barometer Survey
Programs
recognized
as best practices by prestigious
Student
Affairs “think tank”
Increasing numbers of international and exchange student enrolmentSlide7
What could the future look like?
A “holistic” approach to economic immigration which plays to everyone’s strengths
Employers offer jobs while settlement sector specializes in non-economic settlement and retention Slide8
Thank You
Tom Lusis, PhD
board@is-gw.ca
Immigrant
Services Guelph-Wellington
www.is-gw.ca