On February 24, 2022, the Government of Quebec introduced a new list of in-demand occupations for employers who plan to hire temporary foreign workers under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.
This year, 228 occupations are eligible for processing to meet the labour needs of Quebec’s all regions.
The new list is effective immediately and gives a 30-day transition period to employers to submit applications under last year’s list.
This process allows more temporary foreign workers in the province to work in sectors that face labour shortages and helps employers to fill their job vacancies.
#Quebec, #LMIA, #in_demand_occupations, #labour_shortage
February 28, 2022
Ottawa introduced measures for those affected by the situation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced new measures for individuals affected by the situation in Ukraine. As of now, Canada will prioritize applications of immediate family members of Ukrainian-Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Their applications will urgently be processed so they can travel to Canada at any time.
The Government also extended the temporary public policy that allows some visitors in Canada, including Ukrainians, to apply for a work permit and stay in Canada while their work permit application is processed.
#IRCC, #Ukraine, #Ukrainian_applicants
February 25, 2022
From 2015-2016 to 2020-2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the spending budget to $3.16 billion.
Considering that in 2015-2016, the spending was only $1.54 billion, this is a 105% increase.
During this period, IRCC has increased the number of employees by 36% to 8,413 to solve the immigration backlogs and decrease the application processing times.
The spending budget does not include locally engaged staff and funding that IRCC permanently transferred to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for operations abroad.
#IRCC, #budget, #GAC, #immigration_backlog, #processing_times
February 23, 2022
Canadian population welcomes and supports Afghan refugees in their communities.
Since August 2021, Canadians donated more than $1 million and over 200,000 goods, including kid’s toys, clothing, and personal care products.
More than 5,000 Canadians have opened their homes and provided temporary accommodations to Afghan refugees. The Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS), the Afghan Network for Social Services, as well as Resettlement Assistance Program service provider (RAP SPO) in Calgary coordinate volunteers and donations to help Afghan refugees.
Newfoundland and Labrador also welcomed Afghans with generous donations.
#Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Afghanistan, #Canadian_support
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan.html
February 22, 2022
