On March 16, 2022, the Government of Canada announced changes to the medical inadmissibility policy of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).
The new amendments will allow the Government to better align the medical inadmissibility policy with Canadian values on diversity and the inclusion of people with disabilities.
According to the new guidelines,
Canada has tripled the cost threshold for determining medical inadmissibility for PR applicants and removed special education,
social and vocational rehabilitation and personal support services from the social services list that includes costs of treatments of some medical conditions.
#Medical_inadmissibility, #IRPA, #disability, #PR, #Medical_exam
March 17, 2022
According to the Government of Canada’s 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan, family reunification and the sponsorship of parents and grandparents for permanent residence will be one of the top priorities for the Government.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) still does not know when it will start accepting new applications under the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP).
This year, the new Immigration Levels Plan shows that Ottawa plans to issue 25,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to applicants through the PGP.
#Immigration_Levels_Plan_2022_2024, #IRCC, #PGP, #ITA, #IRCC
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/ircc-to-accept-a-record-number-of-applications-for-the-2021-parents-and-grandparents-program.htmlMarch 16, 2022
According to the latest update by Statistics Canada, there were 896,100 job vacancies in Canada at the start of December 2021 - 2.5% (+21,400) higher when compared to November.
Canada’s healthcare and social assistance, as well as accommodation and food services sectors, have led the increase, while the number of vacancies in the construction and manufacturing sectors has diminished.
In December 2021, Canadian employers were seeking to fill an average of 5.2 vacancies for every 100 positions. This rise in vacancies has occurred in the context of falling unemployment which was 5.4% in December.
#Statistics_Canada, #vacancies, #employment, #unemployment, #labour_shortage
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/03/11/canada-employment-rates-february/
March 15, 2022
The Government of Alberta prioritizes the applications of Ukrainian nationals who have applied for permanent residency (PR) through the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) and has temporarily waived certain fees for applications and requests made by Ukrainians.
The province has also donated $1 million to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, $5 million to the Ukrainian World Congress, $5 million to the Canada Ukraine Foundation,
and $350,000 to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Alberta Provincial Council to coordinate the shipment of first aid and defensive equipment to Ukraine.
#Ukraine, #Alberta, #AAIP, #PR, #UCC, #Ukrainian_refugees
https://rdnewsnow.com/2022/03/04/alberta-donating-over-5-million-to-support-ukraine/
https://globalnews.ca/news/8659148/alberta-government-humanitarian-aid-ukraine/
March 15, 2022
