In his recent interviews, Canadian Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser told that he is ready to increase immigration levels if there will be such a demand to address labour shortages.
Currently, Canada is experiencing extensive job shortages in many spheres of the economy since fewer immigrants arriving from overseas due to the pandemic.
The Immigrations Levels Plan 2022-2024 is going to be announced by February 10, 2022. In 2022, Canada should admit 411,000 new immigrants but the Minister said that he is “very much open to” inviting even more candidates.
#Immigration_levels, #Fraser, #labour_shortage
On November 18, 2021, Prince Edward Island (PEI) called nurses with international credentials to upgrade their qualifications and complete the Registered Nurse (RN) Bridging / Re-Entry Education Program to work as registered nurses in PEI.
The RN Bridging Program helps nurses integrate into the Canadian healthcare system through a mixture of courses and practice work.
Since the program began in 2019, a total of 19 nurses have completed the program. Nurses are eligible to get up to $3,750 in funding to cover their tuition.
Nurses interested in the program are advised to contact the College of Registered Nurses of PEI (CRNPEI).
#PEI, #registered_nurses, #Nursing, #RN_Bridging_program, #CRNPEI
On November 15, 2021, British Columbia (BC) announced that twenty more communities are ready to attract and welcome new entrepreneurs to open businesses under the BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Pilot.
Earlier, in November, more than 50 communities across the BC signed up to participate in Phase 2 of the Pilot to attract new entrepreneurs to open businesses in these communities.
Now, the province calls for experienced entrepreneurs to come to BC and help communities to improve the economy. The BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot has been extended until March 31, 2024.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #BCPNP_Entrepreneur, #Entrepreneurs
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/EI-Regional-Pilot
On November 16, 2021, the Government of Canada published a program delivery update for study permits.
New instructions reflect changes regarding the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). As of now, the list of the PGWP-eligible programs and institutions has been updated.
Prospective students planning to apply for a post-secondary degree in Canada are advised to check the list before applying.
In addition to these changes, the Government made clarities for on-campus employment eligibility as well as to the definition of off-campus work.
#Study_permit, #international_students, #PGWP, #work_permit
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit.html