On account of its successes in attracting and retaining immigrants, North Bay is now seen as a collaborative model for smaller communities present in Ontario.
The recent three-city immigrant attraction and retention case study by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs can be seen as a mark of its success as one of the three cities is North Bay, along with Brockville and Chatham-Kent. Based on the results of the project, government would introduce policies aimed at encouraging immigrants to opt for communities apart from Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto.