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Ottawa accepts applications under the expanded Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot
On December 3, 2021, the Government of Canada began to accept applications for the second phase of the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) that helps talented and skilled refugees immigrate Canada through the economic immigration streams, such as the Provincial Nominee Program, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. The expanded pilot will provide additional ways for refugees to come to Canada and allow 500 refugees and their families to contribute to Canada’s economy and economic growth.
#EMPP, #refugees, #PR, #economic_immigration
British Columbia started the application intake under the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot
On December 3, 2021, British Columbia (BC) announced that the province’s participation in the second phase of the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) as a partner with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Since many refugees are skilled and experienced, the Pilot will allow them to immigrate under the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The EMPP helps employers find skilled refugees for positions that can’t be filled domestically and address the province’s labour shortages. In this phase, BC is planning to nominate up to 50 EMPP refugees under the BC PNP Tech category.
#BC, #BCPNP, #IRCC, #EMPP, #refugees, #PR, #economic_immigration
The WES Gateway Program will help refugees in Canada to prove their academic credentials
The World Education Services (WES) Gateway Program will help refugees who are now in Canada prove their academic credentials. Currently, the program is open to refugees who got their education in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, and Venezuela. A report received from WES can help refugees to study and work in Canada, as it is accepted by Canadian education institutions, regulatory bodies, and employers. However, applicants still must meet additional eligibility requirements, such as evidence from their academic institution.
#WES, #refugees, #WES_Gateway_Program, #education
Job Growth in Canada exceeded analysts’ predictions
On December 3, 2021, Statistics Canada revealed a new Labour Force Survey that indicated the labour market conditions during the week of November 7 to 13. In November, hiring was predominantly driven by the private sector both for full-time and part-time positions. However, Canada’s hospitality, retail, and health care sectors still experienced severe labour shortages. With additional 154,000 jobs in the economy, job growth in Canada exceeded analysts’ predictions of 38,000. In addition, in the second week of November, unemployment dropped to 6%.
#Statistics_Canada, #Labour_Force_survey, #labour_shortage, #jobs
Chinese immigrants lost to Indian immigrants
China has always been the main source of Canadian immigration, with the main demographic of immigrants being foreign students. But since last year, there are fewer students and immigrants coming to Canada, and the source of Canadian immigration has also changed. Statistics Canada recently announced the landing status of new immigrants which showed that among the more than 220,000 new immigrants, 18,510 new immigrants came from China. This only accounted for 8.3 percent of the total number of new immigrants, which was less than 8 percent of the same period in the past two years. Even though Chinese immigrants have decreased, they still rank second in contributing to the number of Canadian immigrants after India.
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