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Atlantic Canada

Conference Recap: PPF Atlantic Summit

The summit, which attracted hundreds from around Atlantic Canada, kicked off PPF’s three-year policy research project on Atlantic revitalization, with a special focus on newcomer retention.

Former N.B. premier says future of Atlantic Canada reliant on immigration

“I don’t think it’s overly dramatic to say the future of Atlantic Canada is at stake,” former N.B. Premier Frank McKenna told the crowd of business leaders and academics at PPF's Atlantic Summit in Fredericton. His concern over the dwindling population of the region is buoyed by optimism about recent action taken by the four provinces and the federal government.

How Atlantic Canada businesses keep their foreign workers

Whether they wear steel-toed boots or ballet slippers, workers from abroad are in high demand in Atlantic Canada. As Kelly Toughill found, successful companies have learned that keeping recruits happy requires more than a paycheque

The People Imperative: Strategies to Grow Population and Prosperity in Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada is taking action to rebuild its aging and slow-growing population: The region needs to attract - and keep - more newcomers.

Past Event

Atlantic Summit: Immigration & Revitalization

Atlantic Canada needs newcomers. Join ACOA's Francis McGuire, IRCC's Marta Morgan and the region's top thinkers on Fredericton on March 21 for a full-day conference on attracting immigrants - and how to keep them.

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Past Event

Atlantic Dinner and Frank McKenna Awards 2018

We’ve renamed our Atlantic award for Frank McKenna. He'll be on hand to help honour these exceptional leaders.