The African Scholars Initiative (ASI-Canada), has presented a report to Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration regarding the higher rates of study
permit rejections for students from African countries.
Even though Nigeria is one of Canada’s top source countries for international students, holds a top 30 global ranking, and has English as an official language,
Nigerian and other African students are systematically being discriminated against and having their study permits rejected by Canadian immigration officers with a notably high rate.
#Nigeria, #study_permit, #African_Countries, #discrimination, #visa_refusal
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190918083843313
April 28, 2022
On April 22, 2022, Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) announced that processing times for complete applications are being assessed within six months.
According to the update, incomplete applications or those with Expressions of Interest discrepancies may exceed this processing period.
In addition, the Government of Manitoba announced the cancellation of the MPNP Information Sessions and the MPNP Business Seminars held every second Thursday afternoon and Tuesday
morning, respectively, until further notice. Candidates who have MPNP-related questions can send an email to immigratemanitoba@gov.mb.ca to get assistance.
#MPNP, #processing_timmes, #MPNP_information_sessions, #information_sessions
https://immigratemanitoba.com/2022/04/22/mpnp-processing-time-2/
April 28, 2022
In February 2022, the Government of Manitoba created the Immigration Advisory Council to improve the current immigration policies and programs.
The Council, with the Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration and Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg, will review the entire immigration system of the province.
The Council will provide recommendations to the Government of Manitoba to strengthen the Canada-Manitoba Immigration Agreement as well as include new annexes or memoranda of understanding to the agreement.
#MPNP, #Manitoba, #Immigration_Advisory_Council
April 27, 2022
According to a Statistics Canada report, the unemployment-to-vacancy ratio has decreased to 1.3 in the fourth trimester of 2021.
In the same period, in 2020, the ratio was 2.9. Nationally, 49.1% (449,200) of job vacancies in all industries were vacant for 60 days or more, which is an indication of the tighter Canadian labour
market, as fewer unemployed workers are available to fill vacancies. In contrast to the unemployment rate, the number of job vacancies was up in all 20 sectors in Canada when compared to two years earlier.
#Unemployment, #employment, #Labour_shortage, #Vacancy, #Statistics_Canada, #Unemployment_to_vacancy_ratio
April 26, 2022
