Immigration consultants (working both registered and unregistered, paid or unpaid) have to stop their job activities if getting appointed to a position within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
to avoid situations of conflict of interest and conflict of duties with the goal of upholding the values and ethics of the public sector and the public interest.
In addition, prospective IRCC workers who are Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) have to resign from the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants in case getting a job within IRCC departments.
#IRCC, #immigration_consultants, #RCIC, #consultants
February 3, 2022
Timmins located in the northern part of Ontario sees a record number of immigrants applying under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP).
The city doubled the number of newcomers due to the community’s ability to retain these immigrants.
According to the director for community economic development at the Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC), Noella Rinaldo, the city’s retention of newcomers has been encouraging for the city.
Last year, Timmins received more than 120 applications and issued 106 community recommendations to candidates.
#Timmins, #RNIP, #TEDC
https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/canada-sees-record-numbers-of-immigrants-this-past-year-4898588
February 3, 2022
On February 1, 2022, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development introduced a regulatory amendment impacting the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills (OINP EJO IDS) stream.
The change under the Ontario Regulation 31/22 (General) is effective February 1, 2022, and require employers seeking approval of a NOC 7511 (Transport truck drivers) employment position
under the EJO IDS stream to demonstrate that they have a valid Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration (CVOR) certificate and a Carrier Safety Rating (CSR) of Excellent, Satisfactory or Satisfactory Unaudited.
#Ontario, #OINP, #EJO_IDS, #CVOR, #CSR, #truck_drivers
February 2, 2022
Prince Edward Island’s immigration officials do not agree with the perception that newcomers arriving in the Atlantic Canadian province leave it after a while.
Statistics Canada report indicates that the retention rate of the PEI for the years of 2014-2019 was only 28.1 percent.
PEI officials claim that this figure paints an inaccurate picture of immigration to Prince Edward Island. Jeff Young, director at the province’s Office of Immigration stated that the PEI has made many changes to the immigration programs and now has a much higher retention rate.
#PEI, #retention_rate, #Statistics_Canada
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/economics-and-statistics
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/pt_pop_rep_1.pdf
February 1, 2022
