The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) was brought to the City of Thunder Bay to better distribute the benefits of immigration, attracting new immigrants with the skills needed by that community and most likely to stay in the long term. However, what are the economic impacts of this program in practice? This policy note concludes that the RNIP program had positive impacts on wages and jobs in the City of Thunder Bay in its first year of activity.

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The Sudbury Local Immigration Partnership (SLIP) and Northern Policy Institute (NPI) partnered to measure the effectiveness of the available frontline social services for immigrants and diverse populations in the Greater Sudbury region, including the current assets that help support immigration and retention within the region. This report summarizes the findings and priority actions.

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This report summarizes the findings and priority actions from Northern Policy Institute’s 2022 Magnetic North Conference. Priority actions were established through discussions among attendees regarding best practices and next steps for anti-racism, reconciliation, migrant attraction and population retention initiatives and efforts within Northern Ontario.

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Creating welcoming communities requires the participation of all community members. As such, Northern Policy Institute and Environics Research asked the question, what are the current racism and discrimination realities in Northern Ontario communities that might impact welcoming efforts? Online and telephone surveys were conducted in February 2022 as part of a broader initiative to collect comparable, consistent data across the regions of Northern Ontario.

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Let’s get to work creating welcoming communities! Immigration and full participation of the existing population are two crucial factors in mitigating labour market shortages.

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Did you know that 56% of surveyed service provider organizations in the Big 5 indicated they have sufficient capacity to meet their mandate while 32% indicated they do not? To learn more about service availability, eligibility, and gaps in our latest series, available here:

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