MANITOBA CREATES NEW IMMIGRATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

MANITOBA CREATES NEW IMMIGRATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

MANITOBA CREATES NEW IMMIGRATION ADVISORY COUNCIL TO GUIDE IMPROVEMENTS TO PROVINCIAL POLICIES, PROGRAMS

A new advisory council on immigration is being created to serve as an expert panel to recommend improvements to current immigration policies and programs, Premier Heather Stefanson and Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Minister Jon Reyes announced today.

The advisory council will focus on:

*building on promotion to attract and recruit more immigrants and business investors to the province;
*streamlining the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, especially with regard to setting the right balance between the province’s regional labour market, economic development and community needs; and
*fostering Manitoba’s settlement and integration programs and services, as well as foreign credential recognition programs, to encourage labour market attachment, improve foreign credential recognition and bolster immigrant retention.

For more information on the Immigration Advisory Council mandate, visit https://manitoba.ca/openmb/infomb/departments/index.html.

For more information on the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, visit https://immigratemanitoba.com/.