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BC invited 274 skilled candidates under the new BCPNP draws
On March 7, 2023, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates. In the general draw, the province invited 229 candidates. The minimum score for candidates invited in this draw was 85-105 points. The province issued 26 ITAs to candidates under the childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 42202). In the Healthcare-targeted draw, BC invited 19 candidates who scored 60 points. In total, the province issued 274 ITAs in this draw. This year, British Columbia has already invited 2,305 candidates.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP, #ECE
140 more Afghan refugees arrived in Canada over the last week
On March 7, 2023, the Government of Canada made a new update regarding the Afghan refugees arriving in the country. The last update shows that Canada has accepted 140 Afghan refugees since February 28, 2023. As of now, Canada has welcomed a total of 28,610 Afghan refugees. Canada received 17,340 Afghans and their families’ applications under the Special Immigration Measures Program for Afghans who had assisted the Government of Canada in Afghanistan. Most of them – 9,625 Afghans arrived in Canada under that program, while 15,620 Afghan nationals came under the Humanitarian program. In addition, Canada admitted 1,170 applicants under the pathway for extended family members of former interpreters.
#Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Afghanistan
Canada remains one of the top immigration destinations
In February 2023, the Century Initiative released findings revealing that Canada has a distinct advantage regarding immigrant attraction due to its strong public acceptance of immigration policies. The national, non-partisan charity urges for the economic and societal benefits of increasing Canada’s population to one hundred million by 2100. The new report states that Canada has an advantage over other countries because its citizens embrace immigrants more than ever. Ever since the late 1990s, Canadian support for immigration has drastically increased alongside a surge in people feeling that multiculturalism is one of Canada’s most defining features – 64% of Canadians agree.
#Immigration_to_Canada, #immigration_destination, #Canada
IRCC approved nearly 600,000 applications under the CUAET
On March 7, 2023, 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, 2022, and March 5, 2023, 24,382 Ukrainians arrived in Canada by land, and 153,576 Ukrainians reached by air. Between March 17, 2022, and March 2, 2023, IRCC received 903,439 applications under the CUAET. In total, IRCC has approved 592,405 applications from Ukrainian nationals.
#Ukrainian_immigrants, #Ukrainian_refugees, #refugees, #CUAET, #Ukraine, #IRCC