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Canada invited 539 young foreigners under the International Experience Canada
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted new rounds of invitations in the pools of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. From June 5 to June 11, Canada invited 539 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of June 11, there are 16,630 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 21 ITAs for Australia, 6 ITAs for Belgium, 10 ITAs for Chile, 13 ITAs for Costa Rica, 21 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 4 ITAs for Denmark, 221 ITAs for France, 2 ITAs for Greece, 9 ITAs for Hong Kong, 63 ITAs for Ireland, 2 ITAs for Italy, 20 ITAs for Japan, 37 ITAs for South Korea, 5 ITAs for the Netherlands, 2 ITAs for New Zealand, 1 ITA for Norway, 3 ITAs for Portugal, 9 ITAs for Slovakia, 8 ITAs for Spain, 4 ITAs for Sweden, 7 ITAs for Switzerland, 21 ITAs for Taiwan, and 50 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada issued 10,905 ITAs under the IEC in 2021. In addition, IRCC announced that the first round for Germany will happen on June 21, 2021.
#IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada
Now indigenous peoples can reclaim their traditional names for citizenship and permanent residence at IRCC
On June 14, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced new instructions to allow Indigenous peoples, residential school survivors, and their families to reclaim their Indigenous name on replacement passports, travel documents, citizenship certificates, and permanent resident cards free of charge until May 30, 2026. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 17 provides direction, document requirements, and procedures to help clients to reclaim their Indigenous name. In addition, IRCC made the standard name change process simpler for Indigenous clients on various valid IRCC documents.
#Indigenous_people, #Indigenous_name_change
Saskatchewan still has 846 spots for international graduates under the SINP
On June 14, 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 a complete educational program in the province. Since the last week, the province accepted only 6 applications, and 846 spots remain available. SINP updates this data every Monday.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #PNP, #international_students, #international_graduates
New Brunswick is looking for professional caregivers
The Department of Social Development is looking for individuals interested in becoming professional caregivers to provide full-time, stay-at-home help for our most vulnerable children with complex needs. By the end of 2021, eight professional care homes will be created in the province’s different regions. According to the Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch, this initiative will ‘fill the gap in the continuum of care for children who have complex needs and help those with mental health challenges. Interested individuals will be evaluated as to their interest, education, knowledge, qualifications, and parenting ability and skills for children with behavioural, emotional, mental health, or complex medical needs.
#New_Brunswick, #Caregivers
Immigrants are at higher COVID risk because of crowded workplaces and housing
A new study from Statistics Canada reports that immigrants were more likely to die from COVID-19 than people born in Canada in the first wave of the pandemic. Immigrants were at higher risk of death because they work predominantly in essential services such as health care and long-term care, and live in low-income, overcrowded or multigenerational households. Ontario, Quebec, and especially British Columbia demonstrated the highest death burden among immigrants, where immigrants comprise 28% of the population but accounted for 41% of COVID-19 deaths. The study also illustrated that poor language skills and health knowledge made it difficult for some immigrants to understand and follow public health guidelines to help reduce their risk of COVID-19 infection.
#health_care_workers, #immigrants