On December 8, 2021, the Federal Court of Canada found out that a Refugee Protection Division member who has been working from 2010 to 2012 in the Executive Branch of the Hong Kong special administrative region,
demonstrated a reasonable apprehension of bias in hearing the refugee claim of a Hong Kong Umbrella Movement participant.
The applicant’s application rejected by the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) member will be sent back to the RAD to be processed and determined by a different member.
#Federal_Court, #Hong_Kong, #RAD, #refugees, #Umbrella_Movement
December 28, 2021
On December 20, 2021, Statistics Canada introduced the list of ten occupations with the largest two-year increases in job vacancies and their average offered hourly wage in the third quarter of 2021.
According to the list, the increase was in the following occupations: food counter attendants, kitchen helpers, and related support occupations; food and beverage servers; cooks; retail salespersons;
nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates; registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses; construction trades helpers and labourers,
light duty cleaners, material handlers; and licensed practical nurses. Statistics Canada will release the detailed information for the fourth quarter of 2021 on March 22, 2022.
#Labour_shortage, #employment, #statistics, #vacancies, #skilled_workers, #Statistics_Canada
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210921/dq210921a-eng.htm
December 27, 2021
On December 24, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC
) extended the temporary public policy announced in June 2021 that exempts some foreign nationals from having to complete an additional immigration medical exam as part of their application for permanent residence (PR) or a permanent resident visa (PRV).
The policy that is set to expire on December 28, 2021, has been extended until March 31, 2022.
This policy will support faster application processing and help in-Canada applicants with the transition to permanent resident status more quickly.
#IRCC, #Medical_exam, #Medical_examination
December 27, 2021
On December 23, 2021, the Government announced that in 2021,
Canada has already reached the target of 401,000 new permanent residents as part of the 2021–2023 Immigration Levels Plan, breaking the previous record from 1913.
Considering the pandemic’s many challenges, this historic achievement becomes particularly significant.
Around 75% of Canada’s population growth and almost 100% of Canada’s labour force growth comes from immigration. In 2011, immigrants represented 20.7% of Canada’s population which is estimated to increase up to 30% by 2036.
#Immigration_Levels_plan, #population_growth, #labour_force, #target_2021
https://www.poandpo.com/news/canada-welcomes-the-most-immigrants-in-a-single-year-in-its-history/
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/canada-welcomes-record-401000-immigrants-3586619
December 24, 2021
