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SECTION 3
Federal—Provincial/Territorial Partnerships

Jurisdiction over immigration is a joint responsibility under section 95 of the Constitution Act, 1867, and effective collaboration between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories is essential to the successful management of the immigration program. Provincial and territorial governments are CIC’s primary partners, and the shared goal is to make immigration programs responsive to the unique economic, social and labour market needs of each province and territory. Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has the authority, with the approval of the Governor in Council, to sign agreements with the provinces and territories to facilitate the coordination and implementation of immigration policies and programs. Table 7 provides a list of the key bilateral agreements currently in force, with their signing and expiry dates. [note 26]

Framework agreements with eight provinces and one territory highlight immigration as a key area for bilateral collaboration and formalize how governments work together on this issue. Agreements for a Provincial Nominee Program are also in place with 11 jurisdictions (Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and all provinces except Quebec), either as an annex to a framework agreement or as a stand-alone agreement. Under the Provincial Nominee Program, provinces and territories have the authority to nominate individuals as permanent residents to address specific labour market and economic development needs. Under the Canada–Quebec Accord, Quebec has full responsibility for immigrant settlement and integration services, as well as for setting annual immigration targets and selecting immigrants. The federal government is responsible for establishing eligibility criteria for settlement programs in the other provinces and territories, reunifying families, determining refugee claims within Canada, defining immigration categories, setting national immigration levels, and establishing admission requirements.

In August 2009, the Canada–Northwest Territories Agreement on Provincial Nominees was signed. Negotiations also continued in 2009 on the Canada–British Columbia Immigration Agreement and an extension to the Canada–Ontario Immigration Agreement.

Table 7: Federal—Provincial/Territorial Agreements currently in force

Agreement Date Signed Expiry Date
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Agreement on Provincial Nominees November 22, 2006
(Original signed in September 1999) 		Indefinite
Agreement for Canada–Prince Edward Island Co-operation on Immigration June 13, 2008
(Original signed in March 2001) 		Indefinite
Agreement for Canada–Nova Scotia Co‑operation on Immigration September 19, 2007 Indefinite
Canada–New Brunswick Agreement on Provincial Nominees January 28, 2005
Amended: March 29, 2005
(Original signed in February 1999) 		Indefinite
Canada–Quebec Accord Relating to Immigration and Temporary Admission of Aliens February 5, 1991 Indefinite
Canada–Ontario Immigration Agreement November 21, 2005 November 21, 2010;
extension of the Agreement expires on March 31, 2011
Canada–Manitoba Immigration Agreement June 6, 2003
(Original signed in October 1996) 		Indefinite
Canada–Saskatchewan Immigration Agreement May 7, 2005
(Original signed in March 1998) 		Indefinite
Agreement for Canada–Alberta Cooperation on Immigration May 11, 2007 Indefinite
Canada–British Columbia Immigration Agreement April 9, 2010
(Original signed in May 1998) 		April 8, 2015
Agreement for Canada–Yukon Co‑operation on Immigration February 12, 2008
(Original signed in April 2001)		 Indefinite
Canada–Northwest Territories Agreement on Provincial Nominees August 5, 2009 Indefinite

Table 8: Permanent Residents Admitted in 2009, by Destination and Immigration Category

Category NL PE NS NB QC ON MB SK AB BC YT NT NU Not Stated Total
ECONOMIC CLASS
Skilled Workers 140 28 729 291 31,351 41,640 599 383 8,666 12,085 12 34 4 0 95,962
Business Immigrants 0 1 87 12 1,676 4,030 25 31 219 6,075 3 0 0 0 12,159
Provincial and Territorial Nominees 180 1,532 833 1,167 80 1,271 10,151 5,031 5,325 4,708 100 0 0 0 30,378
Live–in Caregivers 4 2 23 13 1,392 6,143 117 82 1,996 2,662 8 12 0 0 12,454
Canadian Experience Class 1 2 18 15 15 1,754 12 11 326 385 0 6 0 0 2,544
Total Economic Class
(including dependants)		 325 1,565 1,690 1,498 34,514 54,838 10,904 5,538 16,532 25,915 123 52 4 0 153,498
FAMILY CLASS
Spouses, Partners, Children and Others 106 66 441 232 7,744 22,803 1,107 547 5,895 9,000 39 36 5 0 48,021
Parents and Grandparents 10 4 38 19 1,123 10,332 252 81 1,701 3,611 2 6 0 0 17,179
Total Family Class 116 70 479 251 8,867 33,135 1,359 628 7,596 12,611 41 42 5 0 65,200
PROTECTED PERSONS
Government–assisted Refugees 138 74 123 116 1,881 2,492 490 368 944 798 0 1 0 0 7,425
Privately Sponsored Refugees 6 2 20 6 334 2,788 576 244 623 437 0 1 0 0 5,036
Protected Persons In‑Canada 1 2 15 4 1,227 5,194 17 18 428 297 0 0 0 0 7,204
Dependants Abroad 0 1 8 6 615 5,177 15 16 242 101 0 0 0 0 3,181
Total Protected Persons 145 79 166 132 4,057 12,651 1,098 646 2,237 1,633 0 2 0 0 22,846
OTHER
Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds / Public Policy 17 9 89 32 2,025 6,180 157 78 647 1,266 10 11 1 0 10,522
Other* 0 0 0 0 30 62 2 0 5 13 0 0 0 0 112
Total Other 17 9 89 32 2,055 6,242 159 78 652 1,279 10 11 1 0 10,634
Category Not Stated 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 603 1,723 2,424 1,913 49,493 106,867 13,520 6,890 27,017 41,438 174 107 10 0 252,179
PERCENTAGE 0.2 0.7 1.0 0.8 19.6 42.3 5.4 2.7 10.7 16.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Facts and Figures 2009

* “Other” includes post-determination refugee claimants, deferred removal orders and temporary resident permit holders

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26.  For more information see www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/agreements/index.asp.

 

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