According to the latest statistical records from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the country welcomed a total of 72,510 immigrants in the first two months of 2022.
Following this rate of immigration, one can predict about 435,000 new permanent residents to Canada in 2022. In January 2022, the Government of Canada invited 35,330 new permanent
residents, and in February, another 37,180 newcomers have been admitted. When compared to last year, these figures are almost 50% more than the 48,095 new permanent residents that have been invited during the same period in 2021.
#PR, #IRCC, #Statistics, #permanent_residents
April 29, 2022
The president of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI), Benjamin Bergen, called for the Government of Canada to allow foreign high-potential tech talents with in-demand skills to come to Canada without a job offer.
The president of a business council added that the United Kingdom has already launched national innovation strategy on this matter, and Canada also should try it as the Canadian labour market is desperate for software developers or data scientists.
Benjamin Bergen clarified that there was no “need for a 100-page academic study or a parliamentary committee convening hearings on Canada’s acute talent shortage and then waiting a year to
publish a report,” and the labour shortage in the country demands to take this situation seriously.
#CCI, #Bergen, #labour_shortage, #Tech_workers
April 29, 2022
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
