Newfoundland and Labrador does a good job seeing the positives of immigration, but still has a tendency to be short-sighted.
The director of language services with the Association for New Canadians, Jim Murphy, says we need to be looking at long-term immigration strategies because we see some short-term pains.
Murphy says immigration is a perfect fit for Newfoundland and Labrador. He says people who arrive here need a lot of support as it is a new country and a new language.
However, he says imagine how their children will integrate into society, and how it will work in our favour as we look for ways to support the province’s aging population.