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Canada welcomed over 3,700 Ukrainian nationals within the last week
On December 2, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). According to the latest update, between January 1 and November 27, 2022, 18,248 Ukrainians arrived in Canada by land, and an additional 106,363 reached by air. Between March 17 and November 30, 2022, IRCC received 715,177 applications under the CUAET. In total, IRCC approved 435,932 applications from Ukrainian nationals.
#Ukrainian_immigrants, #Ukrainian_refugees, #refugees, #CUAET, #Ukraine, #IRCC
Canada continues accepting Afghan refugees
On December 2, 2022, the Government of Canada made a new update regarding the Afghan refugees arriving in the country. The last update shows that Canada has accepted 465 Afghan refugees since November 21, 2022. As of now, Canada has welcomed a total of 25,865 Afghan refugees. Canada received 16,755 Afghans and their families’ applications under the Special Immigration Measures Program for Afghans who had assisted the Government of Canada in Afghanistan. Around half of them – 9,080 Afghans arrived in Canada under that program, while 14,895 Afghan nationals came under the Humanitarian program. In addition, Canada admitted 670 applicants under the pathway for extended family members of former interpreters.
#Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Afghanistan
Quebec invited almost 1,000 candidates in the new Arrima draw
On December 5, 2022, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the 39th invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima. On November 24, 2022, MIFI invited 998 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. Candidates invited in this round had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Montreal Metropolitan Community. In 2022, MIFI issued 7,045 invitations. Since the launch of Arrima in July 2019, the government of Quebec invited 13,317 foreign nationals in 39 draws to apply for immigration to Quebec.
#MIFI, #Quebec, #Arrima, #QSW
Canada will invest $90m in credential recognition of immigrant healthcare workers
On December 5, 2022, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that Canada would invest up to $90 million in projects designed to help foreign-educated immigrants obtain credential recognition. The minister launched a call for proposals for these initiatives, each of which could receive between $500,000 and $10 million. Canada is facing an extreme shortage of well-trained medical personnel such as doctors, nurses, paramedics and therapists. According to a study by Statistics Canada two years ago, many newcomers who possess the necessary skills for these positions are unemployed or working below their skill level in non-healthcare jobs that only require a high school education.
#Fraser, #Healthcare_workers, #labour_shortage, #credential_recognition