On November 4, Statistics Canada revealed the Labour Force Survey data for October 2022.
The general unemployment rate has returned to its original state after the observed increases from May-September but is still equivalent to September's 5.2%.
The survey revealed that immigrants successfully secured employment and filled various labour shortages across Canada.
Just over 62% of immigrant adults are employed. Furthermore, those who arrived in Canada within the last five years had an even higher employment rate of 70.7%.
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November 7, 2022
The Canadian government has committed to spending $1.6 billion over six years and $315 million annually after that on processing and settling new immigrants under its ambitious 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan.
The federal government has allocated $50 million toward tackling the processing backlog, as stated in the Fall Economic Statement.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced this after Immigration Minister Sean Fraser tabled the latest Immigration Levels Plan earlier last week.
Within the next six years, annual levels are projected to reach half a million, with the majority being Economic Class.
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November 7, 2022
On November 3, 2022, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that the province will recruit internationally-educated registered nurses from India to fill vacancies.
In the next few weeks, a preliminary group of Provincial Government officials will head to southwestern India to establish a recruitment desk in Bengaluru, located in Karnataka.
Once there, they will be assisted by a representative from the College of Registered Nurses to oversee licensure.
The team will also work to increase awareness of Newfoundland and Labrador as an appealing immigration destination for nurses and nursing students through presentations and meetings.
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https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nurses-pushed-brink-furey-government-174017658.html
November 4, 2022
A recent report from Statistics Canada showed that there are more healthcare job vacancies than ever before.
In August of 2022, there were 152,000 vacant healthcare and social assistance positions.
Immigrants fill many healthcare positions in Canada. In fact, 36% of physicians and 25% of registered nurses were born outside the country.
However, it can be difficult for foreign-trained medical professionals to get the proper licensing from Canadian authorities, which makes it hard for them to find work in the healthcare system.
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November 3, 2022
