91.2% of Canada’s population consists of citizens
Statistics Canada's new report, - “A portrait of citizenship in Canada from the 2021 census,” pointed out that out of a population of 33.1 million in Canada, 91.2% were citizens by birth or naturalization.
The remaining 8.8% of the population included non-Canadians, such as permanent or temporary residents.
The share of Canadian citizens by birth has decreased significantly since 1991, while the share of naturalized Canadians and the number of non-Canadians in Canada have increased.
According to the report, 80% of eligible immigrants obtained Canadian citizenship in 2021.
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https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221109/dq221109a-eng.htm
November 15, 2022
On November 14, 2022, the Government of Manitoba published a notice regarding the Expression of Interest draws using the NOC 2021.
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program will begin using the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) for all applications received after November 16, 2022.
The MPNP will hold an Expression of Interest draw for profiles using NOC 2021 on November 17, 2022.
Applicants wishing to be considered in any draw held on that date must submit their Expression of Interest profile by 11:59 PM the day before, on November 16, 2022.
After November 16, 2022, the MPNP will still accept new Expression of Interest profiles and continue to have regular draws based on the MPNP's needs.
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November 15, 2022
According to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the immigration backlog has decreased to just over 2.4 million.
Applications for temporary residence have gone down significantly, while the number of permanent residence applications has slightly increased.
The IRCC webpage that tracks the inventory of applications across all lines of business reported 2.6 million applications as of September 30.
Out of the 2.6 million immigration applications, 1.1 were within service standards, and 1.5 million were backlogged.
This demonstrates that IRCC made some progress in reducing the backlog over the past month.
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November 11, 2022
On November 8, 2022, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) announced that it would be partnering with the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (CDEM),
Economic Development Winnipeg (EDW), Acceuil Francophone, and the Manitoba Francophone Immigration Network (RIF-MB) to provide employers with labour solutions at the Destination Canada Mobility Forum.
The MPNP will hold orientation sessions for employers to help them find qualified workers for their businesses.
The Destination Canada Mobility Forum is a recruitment fair for skilled bilingual workers from Paris (France) and Rabat (Morocco) that will take place from November 16 to 23.
Business owners are encouraged to register for the orientation sessions to learn more about the event.
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November 9, 2022