b'MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTdifficult period during the pandemic. Cristina Guida of Greensystme dimmigration pour les employeurs sest considrable-and Spiegel and Jack Kim of Fragomen, we thank you for yourment amlior ces trois dernires annes. Au nom du CERC, je guidance in leading our efforts to improve the immigrationleur souhaite un plein succs dans leurs futurs projets.system for employers over the past three years. On behalf of all CERC members, we wish you the very best of success and lookNos comits rgionaux mritent nos flicitations. Leur travail forward to your future engagement with our community. acharn a port ses fruits. Ils ont russirassembler les membres I would also like to thank and congratulate our regional memberdes chaires dtudestravers tout le Canada. Ces comits sont le committees for their work in bringing the CERC member- cur battant du CERC. Ils insufflent une nergie vitalenotre ship together across Canada over the past year. Our regionalorganisation. Grceeux, nous attirons des bnvoles dvous committees are the lifeblood of CERC, providing volunteers andet formons nos futurs leaders.future leaders. Le soutien publiclimmigration au Canada seffrite. Public support for immigration in Canada has waned overHistoriquement, les Canadiens affichaient une attitude positive the past several months. Historically, Canadians have beenenvers limmigration. Un sondage Gallup avait mme class le more positive than negative in their attitudes toward immigra- Canada comme le pays le plus tolrant parmi 145nations. La fin tion. According to a Gallup poll, Canada was ranked the most2023a marqu un tournant. Certes, 51% des Canadiens rejettent accepting country for immigrants among 145 countries. Thatencore lide que limmigration est trop leve, contre 44% qui changed at the end of 2023. And while Canadians are still morelapprouvent. Mais lcart sest considrablement rduit. Il est likely to disagree (51 per cent) than agree (44 per cent) thatpass de 42pointsseulement 7points de pourcentage.immigration levels are too high, the gap between these views has narrowed from 42 percentage points to just seven. Les Canadiens expriment des inquitudes croissantes. Loge-Areas of concern voiced by Canadians include housing afford- ment abordable, soins de sant, ducation et infrastructures sont ability, health care, education and infrastructure that must beau cur de leurs proccupations. Ces dfis majeurs requirent addressed by all levels of government. In 2023, the populationune action concerte de tous les niveaux de gouvernement. grew by over one million people, and the majority of that growthLanne 2023a vu la population canadienne bondir de plus (97.6 per cent) was fuelled by immigration. More importantly,dun million dhabitants. Limmigration a jou un rle prpon-more than 50 per cent of the growth came from temporary resi- drant, reprsentant 97,6% de cette croissance. Fait marquant, dents and international students.plus de la moiti de ces nouveaux arrivants taient des rsidents The Minister of Immigration, Marc Miller, has set targets totemporaires et des tudiants trangers.reduce the number of temporary residents and cap the numberMarc Miller, ministre de lImmigration, propose des change-of international students. Other measures include the reductionments majeurs. Son objectif: rduire le nombre de rsidents in the LMIA validity period from 12 months to six, andtemporaires et plafonner celui des tudiants internationaux. Il changes to the post-graduation work permit process. CERCsenvisage galement de raccourcir la validit de lEIMT, la faisant Government Relations Committee will continue to share ourpasser de 12 6mois. Le processus des permis de travail post-recommendations with Minister Millers office to ensure policy makers understand how important international talent is todiplme est aussi dans sa ligne de mire. Faceces propositions, ourfuture.le Comit des relations gouvernementales du CERC reste vigi-Taking a closer look at Canadas population growth andlant. Il poursuivra son dialogue avec le ministre Miller.demographics, trends are shifting significantly. MillennialsLa dmographie canadienne connat des mutations profondes. now outnumber Baby Boomers in the workplace. In 2022, theLes millniaux dominent dsormais le march du travail, fertility rate reached a record low of 1.33 children per woman.clipsant les baby-boomers. Le taux de fcondit a plongOver 330,000 people moved between provinces, with Alberta1,33enfant par femme en 2022. Les mouvements interprovin-welcoming 55,000 people. Ontario was a net loser of over 30,000ciaux sintensifient: 330000Canadiens ont chang de province, people. These demographic shifts will certainly impact thelAlberta gagnant 55000rsidents tandis que lOntario en employee relocation industry.perdait 30000.Readers will recall the Prohibition on the Purchase of ResidentialLa loi interdisant lachat de proprits rsidentielles par les Property by Non-Canadians Act passed at the end of 2022. CERC was the voice of industry in obtaining exemptions from the actnon-Canadiens a t reconduite pour un an. Adopte fin 2022, for temporary foreign workers that hold a valid work permit forelle soulve des inquitudes. La Chaire demploi a nanmoins 12 months or more. The act has been extended by one moreobtenu des exemptions. Les travailleurs trangers temporaires year, and we continue to seek exemptions for all real estatedisposant dun permis de travail dau moins douze mois peuvent transactions made under the terms of an employee relocationdsormais acheter un bien. Nous poursuivons nos efforts pour program. I remain optimistic that the government understandslargir ces exemptions aux programmes de rinstallation the impact on the relocation industry and will take measures todesemploys.amend the act. I look forward to seeing you in Montreal. My very best wishesJai hte de vous voirMontral. Mes meilleurs vux de succs for a successful conference. pour cette confrence.Stephen CryneStephen Cryne President & CEO, CERC Prsident et chef de la direction, CERCFall 2024PERSPECTIVES9'