Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism

Immigration and Multiculturalism is responsible for the Provincial Government’s strategies, policies, programs, services and initiatives related to the attraction, recruitment and retention of immigrants to the province. The office is responsible for five primary areas:

  1. Raising awareness within the province of the benefits of immigration;
  2. Promoting the province as a desirable destination for prospective immigrants;
  3. Administering the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration  Program (AIP);
  4. Improving retention through enhanced settlement and integration services; and
  5. Promoting multiculturalism throughout the province.

Services

Immigration plays a key role in addressing labour market challenges and growing the diversity of Newfoundland and Labrador communities. The office plays an integral role in achieving these outcomes through a range of public policy and program initiatives, including management and development of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), the Newfoundland and Labrador Settlement and Immigration Program (NLSIP), the Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Integration of Newcomers (LMIN) Program, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Multiculturalism Program (NLMP). The office is also the Provincial Government’s primary liaison for immigration-related matters with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Service Canada, Canada Boarder Services Agency, and with governments from other Canadian and international jurisdictions.

Clients

Prospective immigrants, recent newcomers and their families, community groups and organizations, service providing agencies, employers and internal government employees.

More information

Information for Immigrants

Contact

Maggie Peyton
Director of Immigration Policy and Settlement

Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism
Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills
Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Telephone: 1-709-728-7623
Fax: 1-709-729-7381
Email: MaggiePeyton@gov.nl.ca
Office number: 1-709-729-6607
Website: www.gov.nl.ca/immigration
Email: immigration@gov.nl.ca

Gabriel Williams
Director of Immigration Operations

Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism
Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills
Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Telephone: 1-709-727-6638
Fax: 1-709-729-7381
Email: GabrielWilliams@gov.nl.ca
Office Number: 1-709-729-6607
Website: www.gov.nl.ca/immigration
Email: immigration@gov.nl.ca