On May 8, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the extension of the Agri-Food Pilot until May 14, 2025.
The annual occupational caps have also been removed to allow more candidates to apply.
Changes to the pilot will be introduced in stages by the end of the year, which includes expanding open work permit access to family members of all participants, allowing unions to attest to a candidate's work experience, providing an option for applicants to meet job offer or education requirements, and accepting work experience gained under an open work permit for vulnerable workers.
#IRCC, #AFP, #Agri_Food_Pilot, #PR, #agricultural_workers
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-announces-extension-agri-food-141800390.html
May 9, 2023
The Prince Edward Island (PEI) officials travelled nearly 10,000 km in March to recruit nurses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
PEI’s director of Workforce Planning, Recruitment, and Pharmaceutical Services states that over 30 nurses are expected to immigrate to the province by early 2024.
Healthcare authorities across Canada are facing severe labour shortages. In Prince Edward Island, the current job vacancy rate at Health PEI is approximately 20%.
As a result of the nursing shortage on Prince Edward Island, many nurses are reluctant to accept additional shifts.
#PEI, #Nurses, #healthcare_workers, #Dubai, #UAE
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-nurse-recruitment-dubai-1.6820549
May 9, 2023
Canada's Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) saw a 4.3% increase in new permanent residents in February, according to the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
A total of 1,805 new permanent residents were welcomed in February, up from 1,730 in January.
This growth in popularity for the PGP in February follows a month with a 33% increase in the number of new permanent residents compared to January of the previous year when Canada welcomed 1,300 new permanent residents under the PGP.
#IRCC, #PGP, #parents_and_grandparents, #statistics
May 3, 2023
According to the study "Accumulation of Human Capital in Canada, 1970 to 2020: An Analysis by Gender and the Role of Immigration," immigrant women and men have increased their human capital growth over time.
After 1995, immigrants accounted for about 40% of Canada's overall human capital growth.
The study found that 56% of that growth was attributed to immigrant men and 44% to immigrant women. Before 1995, immigrants only accounted for approximately 18% of Canada's total human capital growth.
However, now, immigration is responsible for nearly 100% of Canada’s labour force growth and 75% of its economic growth.
#Capital_growth, #human_capital_growth, #statistics
May 1, 2023
