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Canadians continue to support Afghan refugees
On April 29, 2022, the Government of Canada made a new update regarding the Afghan refugees in the country. As of now, Canada has welcomed a total of 12,160 Afghan refugees. The Canadian Government works hard to bring at least 40,000 Afghan nationals to Canada as quickly and safely as possible. Canadian local communities make donations and help build social bonds, giving a sense of common purpose. Canada and its long-standing tradition of charitable giving help more and more Afghan newcomers arriving every week.
#Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Afghanistan, #IRCC
IRCC approved more than 71,000 applications under the CUAET
On April 29, 2022, the Government of Canada 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 April 24, 2022, 5,197 Ukrainians arrived in Canada by land, and an additional 17,056 arrived by air. Between March 17 and April 26, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received 180,903 applications under the CUAET. The applications of 71,057 Ukrainian nationals have been approved so far.
#Ukrainian_immigrants, #Ukrainian_refugees, #refugees, #CUAET, #Ukraine, #IRCC
Ottawa has increased the median wage for foreign workers working with LMIA
On April 29, 2022, the Government of Canada published new changes regarding the median hourly wages for employers offering temporary foreign workers positions with the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). As of now, the hourly median wage in Alberta is #28.85, in British Columbia is $26.44, in Manitoba is $23.00, in New Brunswick is $21.79, in Newfoundland and Labrador is $24.29, in Northwest Territories is $37.30, in Nova Scotia is $22.00, in Nunavut is $36.00, in Ontario is $26.06, in Prince Edward Island is $21.63, in Quebec is $25.00, in Saskatchewan is $25.96, and in Yukon is $32.00.
#LMIA, #foreign_workers, #median_wages
Canada invited 4,361 candidates under the International Experience Canada
Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From April 25 to May 1, Canada invited 4,361 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of April 29, there are 10,748 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 158 ITAs for Australia, 64 ITAs for Austria, 25 ITAs for Belgium, 7 ITAs for Chile, 3 ITAs for Costa Rica, 1 ITA for Croatia, 209 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 12 ITAs for Denmark, 25 ITAs for Estonia, 633 ITAs for France, 821 ITAs for Germany, 6 ITAs for Greece, 16 ITAs for Hong Kong, 1,030 ITAs for Ireland, 60 ITAs for Italy, 118 ITAs for Japan, 200 ITAs for South Korea, 2 ITAs for Latvia, 21 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 61 ITAs for the Netherlands, 69 ITAs for New Zealand, 2 ITAs for Norway, 176 ITAs for Poland, 29 ITAs for Portugal, 84 ITAs for Slovakia, 1 ITA for Slovenia, 79 ITAs for Spain, 10 ITAs for Sweden, 2 ITAs for Switzerland, 38 ITAs for Taiwan, and 399 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2022, Canada issued 70,748 ITAs under the IEC Program.
#IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada