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
On April 22, 2022, the Government of Manitoba published a new Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) notice regarding COVID-19.
Applicants who were laid-off due to COVID-19 and then have resumed working in the province can count months of work before and after the layoff towards the eligibility for the MPNP.
Those, who are on a temporary work permit in the province and lost their job permanently due to the pandemic can count the time they have worked for their previous and the new company towards the eligibility for the MPNP.
Applicants who have been laid off or their hours have been reduced, or have been laid off and re-hired have to obtain detailed documentation from their employers and include them in their application.
#Manitoba, #MPNP, #International_students, #PNP, #SWO, #SWM
https://immigratemanitoba.com/immigrate-to-manitoba/general-mpnp-policies/
April 26, 2022
New Brunswick launched two centres of excellence for international students in the province’s English-language elementary, middle, and secondary schools.
In these centres, students are eligible for innovative programs which provide them with career experience in entrepreneurship and preventative mental health skills.
Education Minister of New Brunswick Dominic Cardy stated that these centres “allow students to gain insight into key industries… and have a chance to interact with and learn from experts in their fields, regardless of their location in the province.”
#New_Brunswick, #international_students, #centers_of_excellence
https://thepienews.com/news/k12-international-student-centres-canada/
April 21, 2022
