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The latest from the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training
Student Spotlight: Immigrant Mobility in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT
Posted: November 27, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions, Population Research, Labour Markets
In New Brunswick, immigration has been identified as a key solution to the province’s slow growing and aging population. However, for the programs and resources spent on attracting individuals to NB to be effective, it is important that the immigrants who arrive in the province stay and contribute to the local economy. A recent NB-IRDT report suggests 50% of Provincial Nominee Program...
Read the full postChanges in NB over the last 20 years: Population, industry, and employment
NB-IRDT
Posted: November 26, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Labour Markets
Over the past 20 years, New Brunswick’s industries have shifted. More and more New Brunswickers are finding employment in the services-producing sector and fewer working in the goods-producing sector. Change happens, but do these changes affect all regions equally? In a recently released report, researchers at the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training examine how...
Read the full postResearch Data From Across Canada
NB-IRDT
Posted: November 16, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Health
NB-IRDT is a member of Health Data Research Network Canada (HDRN Canada), a pan-Canadian group of organizations that aims to improve health and well-being by making multi-jurisdictional data more accessible to researchers, institutions and government agencies across Canada for research. HDRN Canada connects individuals and organizations from across the country to share expertise, identify...
Read the full postHave you heard about QUEST-SJ?
NB-IRDT
Posted: November 3, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Health
QUEST-SJ is a group of dedicated healthcare and research professionals, motivated by a shared passion for improving healthcare in our community through collaboration and discussion. Participants come from a wide variety of backgrounds and levels of experience. Join the conversation and collaborate with other QUEST-SJ members; to receive the meeting log-in information, contact...
Read the full postNew Brunswick Labour Force Participation
NB-IRDT
Posted: November 2, 2020 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Economics, Population Research, Youth
The size of a region’s labour force is typically affected by the makeup of the population. In New Brunswick, the general population is aging, while the youth population is shrinking. What could these factors mean for labour force participation in NB? This summer, Pathways to Professions student Thomas Campbell examined labour force participation rates in NB. As part of the BoostNB...
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