On March 29, 2022, the Government of Nova Scotia announced that the province has temporarily paused the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) and the Nova Scotia Experience:
Express Entry (NSEEE) stream to food service supervisors (NOC 6311).
As of now, applicants who possess work experience under the NSEEE or AIP under NOC 6311 are not eligible to apply for permanent residency (PR).
However, candidates working under the NOC 6311 can apply through the Skilled Worker Stream, and employers in the food and hospitality sectors may use the Skilled Worker stream to recruit employees under this NOC. In addition
, Nova Scotia employers may also hire food and beverage servers (NOC 6513), food counter attendants, kitchen helpers, and related support occupations (NOC 6711) under the Occupations in Demand stream.
#Nova_Scotia, #NSEEE, #PR, #NOC, #AIP, #skilled_workers, #food_and_hospitality
https://novascotiaimmigration.com/help-for-employers/atlantic-immigration-program/
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has warned all foreign nationals who want to come to Canada to work, study, or live in the country permanently that they have to be aware of immigration fraud.
Many of these fraudsters posing as immigration consultants are surprisingly cover their scams and can take unfair advantage of many prospective immigrants.
The Canadian immigration department warned in a tweet not to be a victim of immigration fraud and be very careful while working with consultants asking them to provide a proper license.
#IRCC, #immigration_fraud, #consultants, #licensed_consultants
On March 25, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that ACCES Employment, a service provider organization helps Afghan refugees find a job in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
To date, ACCES has held 7 virtual job fairs for Afghan nationals to explore their work and settlement interests, and many Afghan newcomers have received job offers.
The organization will expand its reach beyond the GTA, working with TalentPool in Calgary to deliver larger-scale job fairs across Canada. So far, Canada has accepted 9,560 Afghan refugees.
#Afghan_refugees, #Afghanistan, #ACCES, #TalentPool, #refugees, #job_fair, #employment
On March 25, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions regarding the centralized receipt of invoices from interpreters.
According to the updated instructions, applicants who use interpretation services by the Government have to send the invoice to the interpreter for approval.
Then, the interpreter has to forward the invoice to National Payment and Accounting Services (NPAS) within 10 business days in order for payment to be made.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offers accredited and security-cleared interpreters for some applicants (refugees, select permanent residence applications, etc.) to help them complete their applications.
#IRCC, #NPAS, #interpreters, #refugees, #interpretation_service