CA THE BELONGING ADVANTAGE The Public Policy Forum works with all levels of government and the public service, the private sector, labour, post-secondary institutions, NGOs and Indigenous groups to improve policy outcomes for Canadians. [...] Talent resourcing is just a tremendous priority for being able to have a successful business.” The Public Policy Forum’s Atlantic Momentum Index released in March showed Atlantic Canadians report a greater satis- faction with their quality of life than Canadians as a whole, and a greater sense of belonging to the community.1 Both indicators are based on Statistics Canada surveys, and the latter is. [...] StatCan reports that the percent- age of Atlantic Canadians with a strong or very strong sense of belonging to the local community stood at 54.5 percent last year, almost nine percentage points higher than Canada as a whole.2 Both factors showed increased momentum in the 2015-2021/22 period, compared to the previous seven years, with their average annual rate of growth improving. [...] “A lot of people began to re-evaluate ‘where do I want to live’ and the answer came down to ‘I want home to feel like home.’ A place they feel connected to others and to the fabric of the community.” The fact that the four provinces banded together in the Atlantic Bubble to co-ordinate rules and responses contributed to the sense of the region’s social cohesion. [...] The larger the proportion of NEET, the less well the labour market is meeting youth needs and, from 2015-2021, the proportion increased at a rate of 0.3 percent per year (not a good thing).
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