Brockville is one of three Ontario communities selected by the Ontario Government to implement programming associated with supporting the building of immigration capacity for rural communities in the province.

Fostering a welcoming climate for immigration is a primary first step towards advancing an aggressive immigration attraction and recruitment strategy. Brockville will assist with the coordination of settlement needs of new immigrations and endeavour to enhance the cultural diversity of the Brockville and Leeds Grenville region.

For more information contact Hasmik Minasyan: immigration@brockville.com

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Brockville, City of				Ontario
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total population	21,770	10,170	11,595		12,028,895	5,877,875	6,151,020
Non-immigrants	19,730	9,305	10,425		8,512,020	4,197,560	4,314,460
Immigrant	1,980	840	1,140		3,398,725	1,620,320	1,778,400
Before 1991	1,690	730	960		1,884,440	901,375	983,065
1991 to 2000	195	60	130		933,545	443,665	489,880
2001 to 2006	100	50	50		580,740	275,280	305,460
Non-permanent residents	55	25	30		118,150	59,995	58,155

Source: http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/

 

Leeds and Grenville County
Growth of Immigrant Population	5.10%	Growth of Non-Immigrant Population	2.40%
2001-2006 Total Foreign-Born	6%	% Total Population for Respective Areas	0.50%

 Source: 1000 Islands Region Workforce Development Board 2009 Immigrant Profile

Multicultural and Immigration

Brockville and District Multicultural Council

The Brockville and District Multicultural Council is a multicultural heritage group which holds an annual festival each year on the first weekend in May. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the meeting room at the YMCA, with meetings starting each year end of September, beginning of October.

Website: http://www.brockvillemulticulturalfestival.com

Telephone: 613-342-1469

Immigrant Resource Centre

For those who are of immigrant status, new Canadian, temporary visitor/worker/student. They assist the afore mentioned with a variety of issues both in settlement (where/how to rent, where to get a driver’s license, health card, stores that meet specific dietary needs, etc.) and immigration, such as filling out applications for permanent residence, sponsorship, Canadian citizenship, etc.

Website: http://www.cornwallimmigrant.ca

Telephone: 613-342-1127 or 613-930-2486

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