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Canada invited 424 young foreigners under the International Experience Canada
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new rounds of invitations in the pools of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. From May 24 to May 28, the government issued 424 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for an IEC open work permit. As of May 28, there are 16,386 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 21 ITAs for Australia, 5 ITAs for Belgium, 4 ITAs for Costa Rica, 1 ITA for Croatia, 47 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 107 ITAs for France, 10 ITAs for Greece, 59 ITAs for Ireland, 6 ITAs for Italy, 3 ITAs for Japan, 3 ITAs for South Korea, 19 ITAs for the Netherlands, 15 ITAs for Slovakia, 38 ITAs for Spain, 6 ITAs for Sweden, 14 ITAs for Switzerland, 35 ITAs for Taiwan, and 31 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada issued 9,490 ITAs under the IEC in 2021.
#IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada
Quebec invited 90 persons in the fourth round of Arrima in 2021
On May 27, 2021, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the fourth invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima conducted in 2021. MIFI invited 90 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. Candidates invited in this round either had a validated offer of employment in the province or are specific foreigners mentioned in Section 26 of the Quebec Immigration Regulation such as diplomats, the staff of the intergovernmental organizations, consular officers, and diplomats. Last year, Quebec invited 628 persons through the Arrima. Since the launch of Arrima in July 2019, the government of Quebec invited 3,166 foreign nationals in 17 draws to apply for immigration to Quebec.
#MIFI, #Quebec, #Arrima, #QSW
BC PNP extends the Tech Pilot
On May 28, 2021, British Columbia announced that the BC PNP Tech Pilot has been extended indefinitely to provide B.C. tech employers with the continued ability to recruit and address workforce needs by prioritizing 29 in-demand tech occupations. The program was renamed BC PNP Tech. BC PNP Tech will continue with the existing job offer criteria. The job offer must be for a single job in one of the 29 occupations eligible under the BC PNP Tech; must be at least one year in duration (365 days); and must be at least 120 calendar days remaining on the job offer at the time of application. Longer duration job offers, including indeterminate (permanent, or with no set end date) job offers, will continue to be eligible for the program.
#British Columbia, #Tech_pilot, #BCPNP_Tech
A new report shows how pandemic impacted immigration to Canada
Conference Board of Canada introduced a report studying the impact of COVID-19 on immigrant admissions. According to the report, permanent resident (PR) admissions were down 56 percent compared to 2019. Refugee and family class admissions were most hard-hit with a 72 and 63 percent decrease, respectively. At the beginning of the pandemic, Canada considered only the candidates of Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in Express Entry invitation rounds. However, from the second half of 2020, Canada began considering all candidates, including those from the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Federal Skilled Trades Program. But since the start of 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is again prioritizing those already in Canada and focusing on CEC and PNP candidates.
#Covid_19, #IRCC, #FST, #FSW, #CEC, #PNP, #Express_Entry, #family_class, #economic_class, #refugees