Managing immigration in Canada involves many levels of responsibility and engages a wide range of public sector stakeholders, civil society and private sectors. It is a relatively complex ecosystem in which each stakeholder has a role to play and in which they make a useful and complementary contribution.

As a local government, municipalities provide services that address the day-to-day concerns of citizens. They have the capacity to strongly influence the quality of life and behaviour of individuals and to contribute to ensuring and nurturing the vitality of local communities.