Newcomer experiences in Perth and Huron County (2017)
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In 2015, more than 75% of Canada’s new permanent residents landed in just seven cities; Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Winnipeg. During the same year, only 5.8% of recent immigrants settled in rural areas while the remainder settled in other urban locales. This presents a challenging situation for rural communities that must not only offer ways to attract newcomers to their communities, but also ensure they stay.
SRPC’s Newcomer report looks at how newcomers are experiencing our community, the challenges they face in settling here and how we can help make our community a more welcoming place to live.
