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Canada needs a large number of foreign workers

The Business Council of Canada (BCC) recently published a study that emphasizes the significance of immigration to businesses and the Canadian economy. The BCC's 80 member firms were polled for this research, which focused on increasing the use of Canada's immigration program. These organizations have about 1,650,000 employees across 20 different sectors. According to the report, almost two-thirds of firms using the immigration system have active hiring employees. The remaining businesses employ individuals who have already settled in Canada. Furthermore, two-thirds of companies that currently use the immigration system expect to do so for the next three years. #BCC, #Labour_demand, #foreign_workers https://www.talentcanada.ca/why-canada-needs-more-than-400000-immigrants-per-year/

July 27, 2022

More Americans move to Canada after Biden’s victory over Trump

The number of Americans leaving the United States to immigrate to Canada has increased even more under Joe Biden's presidency than it did during the term of Donald Trump. Immigration,

Refugees and Citizenship Canada's (IRCC) website overloaded as "move to Canada" and "immigrate to Canada" surged following election night.

The term "immigration to Canada" briefly rose to the top of Google queries in Canada. During the four years of Trump's presidency, 37,205 Americans became new permanent residents of Canada, on average 771 per month.

During Biden's term in office, 16,385 people made the move to Canada permanently with an average of about 1,024 every month.

#US, #Biden, #Trump, #IRCC

July 27, 2022

Canada does not stop the special immigration pathway for Afghan nationals

The Government of Canada is denying rumours that it is abruptly terminating a special pathway that allows Afghans to flee the Taliban to Canada.

According to Emilie Simard, director of issues management and parliamentary affairs at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), there is no discussion to stop the pathway for Afghan nationals.

Canada aimed to bring at least 40,000 vulnerable Afghans to Canada under one of the largest immigration programs around the world. So far, only 16,645 Afghans have been welcomed to Canada under this pathway.

#IRCC, #Afghanistan, #Taliban, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan/special-measures.html

 

July 27, 2022

Canada updated instructions for residential summer camp counsellors

On July 18, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions and guidelines for residential summer camp counsellors coming to Canada under the International Mobility Program (IMP).

Since all applications for residential camp counsellors are being processed under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption code C20, even for applicants going to religious camps,

all the guidelines have been consolidated. In addition, instructions regarding the unique work situations have been deleted for camp counsellors in training arriving in Canada under the IMP.

#IMP, LMIA, #Residential_Summer_Camp_Counsellors

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2022-summer-camp-counsellors.html

July 27, 2022