Immigration Update
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The Government of Alberta has eased the requirements for the Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream and the International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream.
As of December 7, 2021, language requirements have been decreased to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 from a minimum of CLB 7 for English or French for Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream.
In addition, candidates who graduated in the last 10 years are eligible to apply under this stream.
Previously, individuals who graduated only in the last 2 years could apply for this program.
For the International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream, the Government eliminated the requirement for 6 months of mandatory work experience.
Moreover, international graduates are eligible to apply for permanent residency (PR) if they just have a valid Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) at the time of submitting their Expression of Interest.
#Alberta, #PGWP, #Entrepreneurs, #Startupvisa, #Internationalstudents, #PR
https://www.alberta.ca/ainp-foreign-graduate-start-up-visa-stream-eligibility.aspx
On December 9, 2021, the Government of Canada announced a new pathway for the extended family members of Afghan interpreters who immigrated under previous measures in 2009 and 2012.
Considering the risk Afghans took to support Canada’s work in their country and understanding that some interpreters’ family members are still in precarious positions as a result of their
relationship with the interpreters, the Government provided this pathway to bring as many vulnerable Afghans as possible and help them acquire permanent residency in Canada.
#Afghanistan, #refugees, #Afghan_refugees, #PR
Regarding the nursing shortage across the country, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, NDP MP Jenny Kwan,
and some nurses trained overseas held a video press conference to call on the Immigration Minister to speed up the processing of immigration applications filed by foreign-trained nurses whose professional credentials have been accredited in Canada.
Kwan said that the shortage and overworking of nurses can cause harm to patients, delay surgeries, and increase wait times, so the Liberal government must increase resources to address the issue and grant permanent residency to qualified nurses.
#NDP, #Nursing, #nurses, #international_nurses, #application_processing_times
On December 3, 2021, British Columbia (BC) announced that the province’s participation in the second phase of the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) as a partner with Immigration,
Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Since many refugees are skilled and experienced, the Pilot will allow them to immigrate under the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The EMPP helps employers find skilled refugees for positions that can’t be filled domestically and address the province’s labour shortages.
In this phase, BC is planning to nominate up to 50 EMPP refugees under the BC PNP Tech category.
#BC, #BCPNP, #IRCC, #EMPP, #refugees, #PR, #economic_immigration
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/News
