Category: news
Category: news
Canada’s job vacancies reach record high in Q3 2021
Record job vacancies coincided with growth in overall employment and falling unemployment. Canada had an all-time high of 912,600 job vacancies in the third quarter of 2021, according to a new Statistics Canada report. This occurred as Canada’s economy continued to recover amid the easing of public health restrictions. The record-high level of job vacancies
Read MoreImmigrant wages in Canada are on the rise: study
The median income of immigrants without Canadian experience is lower than that of those who worked and studied in Canada, a Statistics Canada study reveals. Immigrant wages have been trending up in recent years, according to a new Statistics Canada study. Immigrants who became permanent residents in 2018 had a median wage of $31,900 reported
Read MoreCanada extends medical exam exemption for some immigrants
Immigration applicants in Canada may not need to do an additional medical exam to apply for permanent residency. Canada’s immigration department is renewing a temporary medical exam exemption on some foreign nationals who are applying for immigration. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is extending the already-existing medical exam exemption on immigration candidates applying from
Read MoreImmigration helps Nova Scotia’s population surpass 1 million
Nova Scotia saw some of its fastest growth in 2021. Nova Scotia’s population has breached one million people, which is largely thanks to immigration. Nova Scotia passed the population milestone following record growth since July 2021. The month before, Canada had lifted travel restriction on approved permanent residents, which had limited immigration since the border
Read MoreCanada provides new details on vaccine requirements and exemptions for travellers
All passengers and staff using federally regulated modes of transportation are required to be vaccinated for boarding, with some exceptions for foreign nationals. Starting tomorrow, Canada will require travellers departing from Canadian airports and travelling on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains to be fully vaccinated. The measure, which takes effect Oct. 30 at 3
Read MoreCanadian immigration is making major changes to the NOC in 2022
IRCC and ESDC will implement the changes in fall 2022. Canada has introduced NOC 2021 and the immigration system will incorporate the changes in 2022. The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a major part of Canada’s immigration system. Skilled worker candidates and temporary foreign workers need to demonstrate their work experience corresponds with NOC requirements of the program they
Read MoreCanada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his new cabinet this morning.
Canada’s new immigration minister is Sean Fraser Sean Fraser is a former lawyer from Nova Scotia that has served as a Canadian Member of Parliament since 2015. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his new cabinet this morning. Sean Fraser is the country’s new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Fraser is a 37-year-old
Read MoreAn overview of Canada’s PNP immigration results for October 2021
A look back at PNP updates from Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and more. The high level of activity in Canada’s provincial nominee programs provides a good reminder that PNPs occupy a key position in Canada’s immigration process. Nearly every Canadian province and territory, except Quebec and Nunavut, operates its own Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Having
Read MoreB.C. invites 488 in new PNP draws
B.C. has now issued 8,089 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination since the start of the year. British Columbia invited 488 immigration candidates through four Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on August 31, 2021. Since February, British Columbia has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations for its PNP program each month. The
Read MoreCanada will resettle 5,000 Afghan refugees evacuated by the US, immigration minister says
Canada’s immigration minister announced on Tuesday that the country will resettle 5,000 Afghan refugees who were evacuated by the U.S. “We know there is more to do with allied evacuation operations ending,” Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said during a briefing, according to Reuters. “We’re pulling out all the stops to help as many Afghans as
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