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Canada’s immigration rate is on track to reach record annual numbers

Immigration to Canada increased significantly in September, with the number of new permanent residents rising by nearly a third compared to August.

In September, Canada welcomed almost 30.7% more new permanent residents than in August – a total of 44,495 compared to 34,050.

This contrasts with the 22.2% dip seen from July to August. September was the best performance for immigration this year, with the highest number of new permanent residents arriving in a single month since November last year.

#Statistics, #PR, #Immigration_to_Canada, #immigration_rate

 

November 24, 2022

Canada published temporary public policy details allowing students to work more than 20 hours per week

On November 22, 2022, the Canadian Government released the instructions for the temporary public policy that lifts the work limitation of study permit holders.

International students that were allowed to work without a work permit for no more than 20 hours during regular academic sessions can do so under this public policy.

The policy came into effect on November 15, 2022, and will expire on December 31, 2023.

Canada introduced this policy to allow international students to gain valuable work experience in Canada and solve the labour shortage problem in Canada.

#International_students, #work_permit, #Study_permit, #study_in_canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/10/international-students-to-help-address-canadas-labour-shortage.html

November 23, 2022

Alberta announced NOC changes for immigration under the AAIP

The Government of Alberta published the changes to the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program’s (AAIP) immigration streams, which now reflect the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 and are based on the training, education, experience and responsibilities (TEER).

As of November 16, AAIP language requirements for the worker stream have increased the minimum language requirements in sixteen occupations while decreasing in three.

The provincial government updated the ineligible and eligible occupation lists with new NOC codes. In addition, general Express Entry stream occupation eligibility has changed for nineteen occupations.

#AAIP, #NOC_2021, #TEER, #NOC_change, #Alberta, #PR

https://www.alberta.ca/aaip-updates.aspx

November 22, 2022

BC expanded the BC PNP Tech Immigration Stream

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech immigration stream has expanded to include 35 occupations under the newly created National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Before the launch of NOC 2021 on November 16, only 29 targeted occupations were available under this program.

BC PNP Tech is a program that helps those in the technology field speed up the immigration process to British Columbia.

In 2021, the BC PNP issued 1,697 nominations through the Tech program, representing 27.3 percent of all provincial nominations that year.

This year, the province issued 2,508 nominations under this program.

#BCPNP_Tech, #BCPNP, #tech, #NOC_2021, #NOC_change

https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/Invitations-to-Apply

November 22, 2022