Month: July 2023

There’s an ongoing shortage of landscape architects in Canada demand for these professionals is expected to continue for at least eight years, says the Canada Job Bank, the federal government’s job-hunting and career-planning website. “The labour shortage conditions seen in recent years is expected to persist into the 2022 – 2031 period,” notes Job Bank.

The number of international students in Canada, those foreign nationals who hold study permits, is on track to hit the psychologically significant milestone of one million by the end of this year.  The latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals there were 807,260 study permit holders in Canada on Dec. 31 last

Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 106 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates in two new provincial draws. In a July 20 draw, invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams. It saw 97 invites issued to Labour Impact

Ontario has conducted two new draws through its Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream, targeting 1,062 health and technology occupations for Canada immigration. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draws took place on July 20. The draw targeting health jobs saw 159 NOIs issues with a Comprehensive Ranking System score range of 458 to 462.

Canada’s Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) has received a boost after regional premiers and federal ministers agreed to renew and revitalize the Atlantic Growth Strategy (AGS).  At a meeting in New Brunswick on July 18, the group of premiers and ministers also agreed to reduce barriers faced by international students and maximize settlement support for new

Canada raised the number of foreign nationals allowed to immigrate to Sudbury in northern Ontario through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) by 58.4 per cent last week, to 515 from 325. “I have seen first-hand the importance of this program across our region,” said Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe.  “Not only has the program directly

A deal signed in mid-July between Canada and the United Kingdom to broaden the scope of the International Experience Canada Program (IEC) for youth aged 18 to 35 years old will enable more of them to work in one another’s countries more often and for longer periods of time. “The UK is one of the most

Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy aimed at luring H-1B visa holders from the U.S. with work permits exhausted its allocation capacity of 10,000 applicants one day after opening. The strategy is aimed at attracting temporary highly skilled tech workers living in the U.S. This comes less than a month after Immigration Minister Sean Fraser first announced

Canada has a strong demand for elevator mechanics and installers, particularly in its major cities with multiple high-rise buildings. “The employment outlook will be good for elevator constructors and mechanics … in Ontario (and Quebec) for the 2022-2024 period,” notes Job Bank, the federal government’s Canada job-hunting and career-planning website. That means opportunities for foreign

Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has announced new investment of $212 million to help refugees get housing through the Interim Housing Assistance Program (IHAP). The program is being extended until the end of March 2024. “Canada will continue to support the world’s most vulnerable people who seek our protection,” said Fraser. “Today, we have committed

Canada is upping its support for Ukrainians the country on temporary resident visas who already have family here with a new pathway to permanent residency that will be launched on Oct. 23 and be open for one year. “As we continue to witness the devastating impact of Putin’s illegal invasion, we stand resolute in our condemnation

British Columbia has issued at least 168 invitations in new draws through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.  The July 18 draws were targeted at specific occupations. In a tech draw, 112 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 88 points. A further 39 invitations

Canada is giving $10.5 million for pre-arrival immigrant settlement services to Ontario’s biggest francophone college, the Collège La Cité, and the country’s largest post-secondary education network, Colleges and Institutes Canada. “Providing services to newcomers before they arrive in Canada is critical to successful integration,” said Marie-France Lalonde, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s parliamentary secretary. “These services

Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries hoping to gain their permanent residence in Canada through Express Entry occupation-targeted draws can count on a healthy demand for these Canada jobs from employers.  The latest figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) forecast a shortfall of 1,800 of these professionals over the next eight years. Under the changes

Manitoba has conducted a new Canada immigration draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, issuing 540 invitations to apply.  The July 13 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. A batch of 205 invitations with a lowest score of 604 went to Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates currently employed in Manitoba in one of

Immigration policies that help tech companies attract highly-skilled workers from throughout the world and a labour cost advantage are being credited for boosting the sector as 32,115 tech workers came to Canada in the past year. In their Tech Workforce Trends: The Migration of Tech Workers and Tech Jobs Since The Pandemic report, the Technology