1. Re-imagining connections between settlement and economic immigration Tom Lusis President, Board of Directors IS-GW

2. 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?

3. The landscape today  A “fragmented” approach

4. 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”.

5. 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 Series

6. 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 enrolment

7. 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

8. Thank You Tom Lusis, PhD board@is-gw.ca Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington www.is-gw.ca