by Kelly Toughill | Jul 30, 2019 | Atlantic Canada, Policy, Uncategorised
Atlantic Canada is competing globally to attract newcomers who will start new businesses or buy existing businesses. Getting the policy right is hard to do — and no one has nailed it yet. Read this feature story published by the Public Policy Forum in July, 2019...
by Kelly Toughill | Jul 30, 2019 | Atlantic Canada, Policy, Uncategorised
The Acadian shore of Nova Scotia is one of many rural areas of Atlantic Canada betting its future on immigration. But even French-speaking newcomers aren’t a solution to preserving the area’s Francophone heart. Read this feature story published in June, 2019 by the...
by Kelly Toughill | Jul 30, 2019 | Opinion, Policy
If Atlantic Canada wants more immigrants, it needs to start an honest discussion about the division between those who were born in the region, and those who were not. This opinion column by Kelly Toughill was published by the Public Policy Forum in June, 2019.
by Kelly Toughill | Jan 6, 2019 | Atlantic Canada, Policy
The disappearance of Bhutanese from Halifax is discouraging to those who believe the future of Atlantic Canada is tied to increased immigration, but it is also an opportunity to look at the factors that encourage newcomers to take root – and the factors that lead them...
by Kelly Toughill | Jan 6, 2019 | Atlantic Canada, Policy
Cultural food security is key to how and whether immigrants take root in their new home. In Halifax, Common Roots Urban Farm was the only source of some traditional foods for newcomers, but the community garden was shut down and no one knows where – or if – it will...
by Kelly Toughill | Nov 16, 2018 | Atlantic Canada, Policy
Provincial governments in Atlantic Canada have been trying to encourage immigrants to become entrepreneurs for more than a decade. Read how they are doing in this article published May 6, 2018, in The Conversation.
