Business Immigration

The City of North Bay's Mayor's Office of Economic Development considers immigration as a means of strengthening and enhancing the community to be a priority.

With this in mind, the North Bay Newcomer Network was created. The North Bay Newcomer Network consists of representatives from the private and public sectors as well as from all three levels of government and their agencies, not for profit organizations, service clubs and the education sector. The overall goal is to develop a strategy that will result in the attraction and retention of more immigrants to the community.

The objectives of the strategy include:

  • Growing the population base
  • Filling current and future gaps in the skilled and professional labour market
  • Identifying and attracting entrepreneurs for investment in small and medium sized business
  • Identifying and attracting new investors for large enterprise
  • Attracting international students with a focus on retention upon graduation
  • Attracting and retaining immigrant contract employees of local multinational companies for permanent or long term settlement
  • Assisting in the development of immigrant support networks and mentorship programs within the current business community
  • Developing support services infrastructure for the attraction and retention of new immigrants

For more information on business immigration to North Bay, please contact the Mayor's Office of Economic Development.

For information on settlement services for newcomers in the North Bay area, please contact the North Bay & District Multicultural Centre, 374 Fraser St, North Bay, ON P1B 3W7, phone: 705-495-8887, e-mail: annwelsh@nbdmc.ca or visit www.nbdmc.ca.

To learn about the Youth Host program, funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and delivered by Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Bay and District, please contact Amelia Morden, Youth Host Coordinator, phone: 474-3041 hostbbbs@ontera.net.

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