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Federal election 2021 and its impact on immigration
Traditionally, during election campaigns, immigration, particularly the amount of immigration is discussed by the parties. However, in the 2021 election campaign, immigration is not an issue to discuss. Looking at the three major parties, the Conservative Party has announced a few ideas they want to develop in the Canadian immigration system. However, the Liberals and NDP haven’t said anything on this issue. The Liberal Government increased immigration targets to over 400,000 for the next three years, and it seems the party that wins the election will follow this policy.
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New Brunswick businessmen demand more immigrants
New Brunswick’s business leaders urged Ottawa to boost immigration. Alex LeBlanc, chief executive officer of the New Brunswick Business Council, said in a press conference that ‘whichever party forms the government must prioritize policies and investments that enable businesses to access talent and capital they need to recover and grow,’ and introduced their policy priorities for the next federal government after the 2021 elections. LeBlanc also called the Government to introduce ‘a clear plan to drive economic recovery and post-pandemic growth.’
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Canada invited 819 candidates under the International Experience Canada
Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. From August 23 to August 29 Canada invited 819 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of August 27, there are 22,364 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 58 ITAs for Australia, 9 ITAs for Belgium, 2 ITAs for Chile, 1 ITA for Costa Rica, 4 ITAs for Croatia, 11 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 11 ITAs for Denmark, 265 ITAs for France, 43 ITAs for Germany, 2 ITAs for Greece, 13 ITAs for Hong Kong, 69 ITAs for Ireland, 4 ITAs for Italy, 27 ITAs for Japan, 72 ITAs for South Korea, 1 ITA for Latvia, 7 ITAs for the Netherlands, 6 ITAs for New Zealand, 1 ITA for Poland, 2 ITAs for Portugal, 5 ITAs for Slovakia, 16 ITAs for Spain, 6 ITAs for Sweden, 3 ITAs for Switzerland, 29 ITAs for Taiwan, and 150 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada issued 17,532 ITAs under the IEC in 2021.
#IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada
Quebec will welcome around 300 Afghan refugee families
Immigration Minister of Quebec, Nadine Girault, said that the province will welcome Afghan refugees and help them settle in Quebec. The Minister also clarified that about 300 Afghan refugees will come to Quebec, after finishing their quarantine in Toronto. Currently, the Government of Quebec is working with several organizations to get everything ready before the refugees arrive in order to ensure smooth resettlement. Premier of Quebec Francois Legault said that Quebec is ready to take care of Afghan refugees, especially women facing persecution.
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