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Alberta invited 293 candidates and updated the AINP inventory
On October 26, 2021, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Currently, there are around 450 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 700 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. In addition, on October 12, 2021, Alberta held a new round in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 293 Notifications of Interest (NOI). The lowest score in this round was 300 points, the same as it was in the previous draw. In 2021, AINP already invited 5,910 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the Alberta Express Entry.
#Alberta, #AINP, #PNP, #ITA, #Nomination_certificate, #Express_Entry
Sean Fraser is Canada’s new Immigration Minister
As Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed his new cabinet on October 26, 2021, the country’s new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) became apparent. Sean Fraser, a 37-year-old lawyer and former Member of Parliament from Nova Scotia is now Canada’s new immigration Minister. Fraser has never had a political role at the IRCC, however, was parliamentary secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of finance and the Minister of middle-class prosperity as well as the associate Minister of finance.
#Sean_Fraser, #Fraser, #IRCC, #Minister
Human Rights Watch campaign on immigration detention
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a ‘Welcome to Canada’ campaign focused on immigration detention in provincial prisons. The campaign focuses on detainees in provincial jails. Every year, Canada incarcerates thousands of immigration detainees, including refugee claimants and other immigrants. They are detained in some of the most restrictive conditions of confinement, including in maximum-security provincial jails and solitary confinement. They are asking the Canadian Government to stop holding immigration detainees in jails and to abolish immigration detention as a practice.
#Human_Rights_Watch, #HRW, #immigration_detention, #detention
Ontario to tighten rules for agencies and firms that recruit foreign workers
The Government of Ontario is set to bring in the province’s strictest-ever rules for companies that recruit temporary workers, including a system for shutting down recruitment agencies that exploit staff. The Ministry of Labour announced the plans that include mandatory licensing for temporary help agencies, giving the province the power to stop firms from operating if they violate employment standards. The province will also build a team of inspectors to reveal and address the illegal treatment of workers and help recover unpaid wages.
#Ontario, #recruitment_agencies, #employment, #employment_agencies