Canada-Ontario Immigration Accord The recently signed Canada-Ontario Immigration Accord serves to formalize how the two governments will work together to facilitate the arrival of newcomers. The agreement provides an important framework for how federal and provincial officials will work to manage immigration objectives. From the establishment of levels to the different categories of immigrants accepted, the agreement will structure the federal government's relations with Canada's most populous province. Summary: Canada-Ontario Agreement on immigration Ontario will provide the federal government with an annual provincial immigration plan, which will be reviewed when levels annual reports across Canada will be finalized. Develop ways to increase the number of French-speaking immigrants and improve services integration upon the arrival of these immigrants. Recognize the important role played by local government in attracting and retaining newcomers. Promotion and recruitment of immigrants and temporary residents to meet the needs of Ontario's labor market. Ontario's power to designate immigrants under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. Continued investments in the integration of immigrants, particularly in terms of reception, health, education and social services. Promotion of a multicultural Canadian society. “Ontario is the main destination for new permanent residents who settle to Canada each year, generally exceeding 100,000 new arrivals,” said Federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen. “With the ambitious three-year plan that we have established on immigration, now is the time to put in place a new agreement that defines how Canada and Ontario will work together to achieve our mutual goals. The agreement also includes certain spending commitments on key integration policies. The two governments will jointly fund $91 million in bridge training programs to enable immigrants trained in other countries to obtain jobs corresponding to their skills and qualifications. Ottawa has already committed to spending $334 million on settlement services in Ontario in 2017 and 2018, while Ontario will spend $110 million over the same period. This is part of a pan-Canadian integration strategy, motivated by the need to bring a growing number immigrants to contribute in a timely manner to Canadian society. Ontario Immigration Minister Laura Albanese said: “Immigration is good for Ontario and good for Canada. The Canada-Ontario Immigration Accord strengthens Ontario's ability to partner with the federal government to attract skilled newcomers who will benefit to our shared economies and will contribute to Canada's future prosperity. With nearly one million new immigrants expected to be welcomed to Canada over the next three years, Ensuring these people find jobs and start paying taxes as soon as possible is a key motivation for federal and provincial officials. The Ontario Nominee Program Immigration recently reached its allocation of nominations for 2017, meaning no further appointments will be made to the federal government this year. This means that the province most population of Canada has nominated 6,000 candidates under its eight immigration streams in Ontario, as of November 22, 2017.