Atlantic Canada

vital ingredient: According to the One Nova Scotia Report, Nova Scotia is projected to have 100,000 fewer working age people by 2036 than we did in 2010, according to The Chronicle Herald. That nearly a 20 per cent decline in our labour pool. It has been cited as a vital ingredient to long-term prosperity in Atlantic Canada as we consider our aging population and shrinking workforce. Clearly, a successful immigration program is no longer nice-to-have , it a must. There is much to be done on the legislative front to make Canada, and specifically Atlantic Canada, an easier place to settle in. As I see it, there are two primary obstacles to immigration; policy and attitude. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.