On February 2, 2023, Thunder Bay, ON, issued new community recommendations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP).
The city approved the applications of 134 candidates whose evaluations scored as low as 42%. Last year, the community recommended a total of 377 candidates.
The Thunder Bay CEDC will prioritize applicants for the recommendation who are most likely to settle and contribute to the local economy.
Candidates who received a community recommendation can submit their applications for permanent residence in Canada to Immigration Canada (IRCC). In 2023, the City recommended 230 applications.
#Thunder_Bay, #RNIP, #Ontario, #community_recommendation, #rural_immigration
June 4, 2023
The Nurses Association of New Brunswick has announced that the registration process for internationally educated nurses from 14 countries will be expedited.
This will cut the time to become registered to work in the province from 12-18 months to as few as 14 days for nurses from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, and Lebanon.
The association will continue to authenticate identification, initial registration, and education to mitigate the risk of fraudulent nurses entering the healthcare system.
Some nurses may be required to complete additional training. All nurses must complete an entry-to-practice examination.
#NB, #New_Brunswick, #nursing, #nurses, #healthcare
June 4, 2023
lululemon, a Canadian company with British Columbia roots, has employed thousands of Canadians and brought skilled workers from abroad to the province, driving innovation in Canada.
The federal and provincial governments recognized lululemon's expansion project as a significant investment under the Canada-British Columbia Immigration Agreement, allowing the company to welcome international talent in high-skilled occupations.
This expansion includes growing store support and global training centres, creating employment growth and knowledge transfer over the next few years.
Last year, lululemon employed about 9,000 workers in Canada.
#Lululemon, #BCPNP, #foreign_workers, #LMIA
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/lululemon-bc-investment.html
May 26, 2023
On May 23, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the data on immigration inventories and backlogs.
According to the last update, there were 2,006,000 applications for permanent residence, temporary residence and citizenship approvals in all IRCC inventories.
According to the update, 40.3% of applications in the inventory exceeded service standards. IRCC aims to process 80% of applications within their service standard, though some complex cases may require a comprehensive assessment.
Currently, 38% of temporary residence requests - including ones for visiting, studying, or working abroad and 51% of permanent residency applications are in backlog.
Additionally, 25% of citizenship applications are also exceeding service standards.
#IRCC, #immigration_backlog, #service_standards, #application_processing_times, #backlog
May 25, 2023
