Children under 12 years can travel to or from Canada being unvaccinated and without getting a COVID-19 test.
However, while travelling to Canada, parents whose children just turned 12 sometimes do not have enough time to provide vaccination to their children and find it difficult to decide how and when to travel.
According to the travel requirements implemented by the Government of Canada, there is a 4-month exemption period for children turning 12, which allows them to travel without getting vaccinated.
In addition, this period gives children enough time to receive both shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
#Vaccination, #Travelrestrictions, #COVID19, #Bordermeasures
January 26, 2022
After the release of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for December 2021, British Columbia’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation,
Ravi Kahlon has issued a statement regarding the province’s contribution to the Canadian labour market. According to the minister, “101,000 jobs added in British Columbia for the year of 2021 marks a 3.9% increase compared to 2020 job numbers,
with 84,000 of these jobs being full-time jobs. In December 2021 alone, the province added 25,000 full-time jobs.”
The minister also mentioned the high employment level in the province, which is 102.1% higher than pre-pandemic levels with 56,000 more employed people.
#British_Columbia, #Statistics_Canada, #Kahlon, #labour_market, #jobs, #Vacancies
January 25, 2022
According to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), at the beginning of the year, there were 154,421 Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) applications in the Express Entry (EE) pool, despite the program being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Out of 193,565 candidates in the EE pool, the share of FSWP applicants was approximately 80%.
The rest of the applicants in the pool were CEC candidates (38,223 applications), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) candidates (577 applications), and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates (344 applications).
#Express_Entry, #PNP, #FSWP, #IRCC, #EE, #FSTP, #PNP
January 25, 2022
On January 24, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will use advanced data analytics to sort and process temporary resident visa (TRV) applications submitted from outside Canada.
This Ai system scans documents for key words and flags. Likely what will happen is if you meet all the requirements and you have no issues in your application then a brief review from the immigration officer and a decision will be made.
However, if you have certain key words like certain countries, or past refusals they likely will be sent for full review.
With the conversations I have had with other immigration consultants it seems that the submission must also be in pdf and jpg format. If not in file format that meets the IA skill it will be sent out to be reviewed by the officer.
The use of the advanced system is part of IRCC’s commitment to improving client service and application processing.
IRCC officers will continue to make the final decision on applications, approve, or refuse them.
The system will assist in managing IRCC’s increasing volume of TRV applications and will not have any impact on the decision-making. #IRCC, #TRV, #advanced_data_analytics, #application_processing
January 25, 2022
