New Blood Needed

There is no economic development without people. "We need new blood!" That is the message more and more communities are sending out to their leaders.

Here is an example of how one Canadian province is planning to tackle this problem by stepping up immigration efforts. Enterprise Greater Moncton (New Brunswick, Canada) has developed a three-year strategic plan to help attract immigrants to the province. The objective of the plan is to develop a collaborative, community-based immigration strategy for the Metro Moncton region that will build the city's capacity to more effectively compete in the global immigration market. Experts say that N.B. needs to attract 6,000 immigrants annually to energize the provincial labor pool to support future economic development.

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