Human Resources, Labour and Employment
June 24, 2010The following statement was given today in the House
of Assembly by the Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Human
Resources, Labour and Employment:
Province Promotes Newfoundland and Labrador as a
Destination of Choice for Prospective Immigrants
The Provincial Government today launched a collection of video
testimonials by immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador. These
testimonials provide insight into what attracts newcomers to our
province and their experiences living and working here.
As part of the Provincial Immigration Strategy, Diversity ~
Opportunity and Growth, launched in March 2007, efforts are underway to
promote Newfoundland and Labrador as a destination of choice for
prospective immigrants to Canada.
This project was undertaken by the Office of Immigration and
Multiculturalism with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada as
part of the Working in Canada Immigration Portal Project. The videos
will be hosted on www.nlimmigration.ca.
These videos will help tremendously in promoting the province as a
warm, welcoming and inviting destination. The individuals featured have
all made a significant impact since arriving in Newfoundland and
Labrador and continue to contribute to the growth and prosperity of our
province. Their impressions of the province are inspiring, and they
prove that you do not have to be born in our province to be a proud
Newfoundlander and Labradorian.
The testimonials are intended to depict the quality of life that
Newfoundland and Labrador has to offer and the potential for immigrants
to successfully settle and integrate in the province and contribute to
its social, economic and cultural fabric.
Later this year, the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism will
produce an additional 12 testimonials featuring Western and Labrador
regions.
It would be remiss of me to not mention that last week was the second
anniversary of the Policy on Multiculturalism in Newfoundland and
Labrador. This policy gives voice to government's vision of the province
as a place filled with welcoming communities where the cultural
diversity of all residents is valued and celebrated. I also attended FPT
meetings in Ottawa this week where Ministers Responsible for Immigration
highlighted achievements and discussed ways we can continue to work
together to attract and retain immigrants in
our respective jurisdictions.
Newfoundland and Labrador is home to people from approximately 100
different countries, speaking 70 different languages! Our government
understands the contribution immigrants make to our province, and I am
very proud of the work we have done to promote Newfoundland and Labrador
a destination of choice.
2010 06 24 1:50 p.m.