Newcomers Web Portal
An Invitation To New Canadians To Make Kingston Their Home
"Kingston welcomes you!/ Kingston vous souhaite la bienvenue!" That's the message at www.immigrationkingston.ca, the Newcomers Web Portal aimed at attracting new and migrating immigrants to Kingston.
This bilingual (English and French) Portal, offers newcomers to Canada easy access to timely and relevant settlement information about all aspects of life in Kingston and promotes the benefits of making a home in our beautiful city.
Improving Newcomers' Access To Kingston
Immigrants make up 14 per cent of Kingston's population compared with 28 per cent for the province as a whole. Kingston has also had flat population growth in recent years — just 2.6 per cent between 2001 and 2006 compared to the provincial average of 6.6 per cent.
In 2008, Kingston received $300,652 grant under the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration's Municipal Immigration Information Online program to develop the Portal to improve newcomers' access to municipal information, better meet the needs of new Canadians seeking to settle in Kingston and to promote the city as a destination.
