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Canada introduced a new update for Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
On August 16, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced a new program delivery update for Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). As of now, foreign nationals who have applied for permanent residence under the RNIP Program and received an acknowledgment of receipt may be issued a full 1-year employer-specific Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)-exempt work permit, under paragraph 205(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), or until the passport’s expiry date, whichever comes first. Applicants are not eligible to apply for the RNIP work permit at a port of entry. All applications must be submitted online only.
#RNIP, #work_permit, #LMIA, #IRPR
Saskatchewan invited 14 international graduates under the SINP
On August 16, 2021, Saskatchewan updated the number of spots remaining through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) for international graduates in the framework of the temporary immigration policy. The provincial government has allocated 1,000 spots for direct submission of a nomination application for those who resided in the province on September 1, 2020, and has completed an academic program in the province. Since the last week, the province has accepted 14 applications, and 693 spots remain available. SINP updates this data every Monday. Since the launch of the program, SINP has accepted 307 applications from international graduates.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #PNP, #international_students, #international_graduates
The amount of Indian international students increased in 2021
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued more study permits to international students from India in the first four months of this year than during the same period of 2019. From January to April 2021, IRCC issued almost 100,000 study permits for Indian international students. In the first four months of 2019, Canada issued about 96,000 study permits, which is 4.2% more comparing to 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic raged in Canada, and the number of study permits issued to Indian international students was only 34,000, the increase is more than a third – 35.4%.
#IRCC, #international_students, #India, #Study_permit
Unemployment falls as Canada fights COVID-19
According to the Statistics Canada Labour Market Survey, two months of growth in June and July 2021, totalled 325,000 jobs, which is a 1.3 percent increase comparing the pre-coronavirus February 2020 level. For young men, the numbers are already at pre-pandemic levels, and the number of vacancies for women is also reaching pre-pandemic figures. In general, part-time employment for young people grew by 62,000. In July 2021, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia added 95,800 jobs of which two-third were in Ontario only. Unemployment in all these four provinces fell drastically to 8 – 8.5%.
#Unemployment, #employment, #Ontario, #Manitoba, #Alberta, #Nova_Scotia