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During this session, you will hear from Mary-Jo McKay from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration and Population Growth and Al Tek from Halifax Partnership’s Labour Market Team. There will be an overview of the various provincial immigration streams for accessing international talent for your company, with a focus on the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP). At the end of the presentation, there will be a Q&A period to answer any of your questions. Al Tek, Account Executive, Atlantic Immigration Pilot Halifax Partnership Al Tek is focused on building awareness of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot with a goal to identify and connect employers looking to fill labour gaps with experts in Nova Scotia’s Office of Immigration. Al brings diverse experience in the public, private, education and tech sectors and a focus on relationship building to his role. What excites Al most about Halifax is the continued growth of Halifax’s population, businesses, and the advancements in innovation in the city he calls home. Al holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Dalhousie University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Laval University, Quebec. Mary-Jo MacKay, Manager, External Relations Nova Scotia Office of Immigration and […]

COVID-19 has created challenging circumstances for tourism businesses, but some companies are identifying the opportunities and finding success. Join Matt Symes, CEO, Symplicity Designs, to find out how you can get your business through this difficult time and perhaps even come out stronger than ever. Eligible webinar participants* will also have the chance to be selected for one of three exclusive 30 min coaching sessions with Symplicity Designs. More details will be provided during the webinar. *To be eligible for selection, participants must be a tourism business currently in operation in Nova Scotia. This webinar is part of Tourism Nova Scotia's Spring Tune-Up Series. Each week in April will feature a new webinar on topics designed to help your business prepare to welcome customers. Register

Interested in learning more about the Next Level Skills Strategic Foresight program? Join your instructor, Ramy Nassar, who will provide an overview of this course, determine your eligibility for the program, and explore funding opportunities. Program Details It has been said that you shouldn’t drive a car while only looking in the rearview mirror – similarly strategic foresight is the practice of understanding how trends, technology advances, and other factors can shape future operating and innovation environments. Designed as an interactive and challenging introduction to strategic foresight, this training program will introduce the practice as it relates to emerging technology. As organizations are increasingly investing in and adopting these technologies, a clear understanding of how market, technological and organizational forces can impact future needs is vitally important. The practice of strategic foresight borrows from the fields of design thinking, market intelligence, competitive analysis, and customer experience design to uncover how these factors will impact organizations. The sessions will introduce a range of disruptive technologies as well as helping participants better think about how these technologies might threaten or positively impact their organization: AI, machine learning, data analytics, and robotic process automation (RPA) Blockchain and distributed ledger systems Augmented or virtual […]