Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Importance of Immigrants to Community, Labour Force and Economy
   1. How many immigrants come to Ottawa each year?
   2. Immigration is a Major Contributor to Ottawa's Population Growth
   3. Immigrants make up a growing share of Ottawa's population
   4. Bringing the world to Ottawa: Top ten places of birth of recent immigrants
   5. Immigrants are an important part of Ottawa's Labour Force Growth
3. Education, Skills and Experience of Recent Immigrants
   1. Are Skilled Immigrants Coming to Ottawa?
   2. Immigrants Contribute to Ottawa's Highly Educated Workforce
   3. What kind of skills?
   4. Language Skills
4. The Problem of Skills Recognition and Skills Underutilization
   1. Higher Levels of Unemployment
   2. A Poor match between Jobs and Skills
   3. Cost of under-utilizing of immigrant skills
   4. A World of Skills
5. Tapping the Potential: Immigrants and Ottawa's Workforce Challenges