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Immigration in smaller provinces and federal immigration policy changes in Canada
May 15, 2025
During this event we will discuss how changes in Canadian immigration policy are expected to affect immigration in Atlantic provinces. You will hear from academicians, policymakers and settlement sector.
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hosted by: Atlantic Research Group on Economics of Immigration, Aging and Diversity (ARGEIAD)
Location: Scotiabank Theatre, Sobey Building, Saint Mary’s University
Contact: Manar Salem IMTE '23, Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects
Tentative Agenda
| 8:30 am | 9:00 am | Registration and networking |
| 9:00 am | 9:15 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 am | 10:00 am | Keynote Address |
| 10:00 am | 10:15 am | Keynote Q&A |
| 10:15 am | 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am | 11:45 am | Panel: Immigration policy impacts in Canada and Atlantic Provinces |
| 11:45 am | 12:00 pm | Panel Q&A |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm | 2:15 pm | Panel: Immigrant settlement in Atlantic Provinces in a changing policy environment |
| 2:15 pm | 2:30 pm | Panel Q&A |
| 2:30 pm | 2:35 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 2:35 pm | 3:00 pm | Networking Session |
Keynote Speaker
Herb Emery, has been the Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics at the University of New Brunswick since 2016. Prior to 2016, Herb was a Professor in Economics and Research Director for The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. From 2010-2015, he served as managing editor of Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de politiques, Canada's foremost journal examining economic and social policy.