BILL NO. 153

(2) The Governor in Council may assign to a member of the Executive Council responsibility for the Office of Immigration.

(3) The Office of Immigration shall be presided over by the Minister of Immigration who has the supervision, direction and control of all affairs and matters relating to the Office and who shall supervise the performance of the functions of the Office.

(4) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to be Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Immigration who shall be paid such salary as the Governor in Council determines and who shall perform such duties as are from time to time prescribed by the Governor in Council.

(5) Such other officers and employees as are required for the purposes of the Office of Immigration may be appointed pursuant to the Civil Service Act and that Act applies to those employees.

25K (1) It is the function of the Office of Immigration to take a lead role in engaging and in working with partners in the private, public, academic and non-governmental organization sectors in order to

(a) attract immigrants to, integrate immigrants into and retain immigrants in the Province;

(b) promote the culture of a welcoming community for immigrants, including by the raising of public awareness and education on immigration and diversity issues;

(c) market the Province as an attractive immigration destination;

(d) strengthen immigration and settlement planning, policy and programming in the Province in order to improve opportunities to attract, integrate and retain immigrants; and

(e) ensure planning and capacity for the effective delivery of immigrant settlement and integration programming in the Province.

(2) It is the function of the Office of Immigration to

(a) facilitate and promote a co-ordinated approach within the Government to immigration;

(b) develop advice and provide support to the Government in policy, planning, research and co-ordination in matters involving immigration and settlement; and

(c) carry out such other duties as are assigned to the Office of Immigration by the Governor in Council or by statute.

25L (1) The Minister of Immigration shall submit annually to the Executive Council a report for the previous fiscal year setting out the outcomes respecting the priorities and programs set out in the business plan adopted for the Office of Immigration.

(2) The Minister shall table the annual report in the Assembly, if the Assembly is then sitting, and if the Assembly is not sitting, within fifteen days of its next sitting.