2017 Embracing Diversity Full Report
SRPC’s Newcomer report looks at how newcomers are experiencing our community, the challenges they face in settling here and how we can help make our community a more welcoming place to live.
SRPC’s Newcomer report looks at how newcomers are experiencing our community, the challenges they face in settling here and how we can help make our community a more welcoming place to live.
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and May 10, 2011. More than a third of these recent immigrants came from Asia. In 2011,<br />
Perth County’s unemployment rate was 5.1%. 3 As of April <strong>2017</strong>, the unemployment rate in the<br />
greater Stratford-Bruce Peninsula economic region is estimated to be at 6.3%. 4<br />
Huron County<br />
Huron County has a land area of 3,397 km² and is comprised of nine lower-tier municipalities,<br />
including: Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh, Bluewater, Central Huron, Goderich, Howick, Huron<br />
East, Morris-Turnberry, North Huron and South Huron. In 2011, Huron County had a population<br />
of 59,100 and a 5-year overall growth rate of -0.4%. 5 There were 4,205 immigrants living<br />
in Huron County in 2011 including 215 recent immigrants. The recent immigrants primarily<br />
came from the Americas (South America and Mexico), the United States, and Europe. In 2011,<br />
Huron County’s unemployment rate was 5.7%. 6 Similar to Perth County, unemployment rates in<br />
Huron County have likely increased since 2011 as rates in the greater Stratford-Bruce Peninsula<br />
economic region have been on the rise.<br />
County Comparative<br />
As with many rural communities across Canada, Huron and Perth Counties will likely need to<br />
recruit newcomers to the area to sustain the workforce. The population of Huron and Perth<br />
Counties is expected to decline from 2012 to 2036 7 . The net migration pattern, the number of<br />
people moving into the county minus the number moving out, is similar in both counties. More<br />
young and middle aged adults (18-44 years old) are leaving the area while more older adults<br />
are moving in (see Table 1). This net migration pattern can lead to labour shortages and a<br />
shrinking tax base. Attracting and retaining newcomers to rural areas is a way that communities<br />
can address these challenges.<br />
3 Ibid. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3531&Data=Count&-<br />
SearchText=Perth&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=3531&TABID=1 Per Statistics<br />
Canada, recent immigrants are immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 2006 and May 10, 2011. Immigrant refers to<br />
a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada<br />
permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for several years while others have arrived recently.<br />
Some immigrants are Canadian citizens while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada but a small number are born<br />
in Canada. The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by recent immigrants at the Canada level.<br />
4 Four County Labour Market Planning Board (FCLMPB) (<strong>2017</strong>)<br />
http://www.planningboard.ca/userfiles/file/April%20Unemployment%20Release.pdf<br />
5 Statistics Canada (2011) https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=C-<br />
D&Code1=3540&Data=Count&SearchText=Huron&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1<br />
6 Ibid.<br />
7 Social Research & Planning Council (2014). Quality of Life in Perth & Huron County 2014.<br />
http://perthhuron.unitedway.ca/srpc/quality-of-life/<br />
4 Background
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