As Canada plans to accept more immigrants in 2022, it started the year with a record-breaking number of new permanent residents for the month of January.
According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in January 2022, the Government of Canada invited 35,260 new permanent residents.
Despite this figure being down almost 19% when compared to December 2021, comparing it to the previous years’ January months, it shows the higher immigration levels.
Considering that in January 2021 Canada invited 24,700 PR candidates, the number of new PR candidates to Canada in January 2022 rose by more than 42.7%.
#IRCC, #Statistics, #PR, #January, #permanent_residents
March 29, 2022
Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the IELTS exam centers are going to be closed in Russia.
It is considered to be one of the world’s most popular English language tests that has more than three million users in the past year.
Russian candidates who plan to take an IELTS test will have to travel to another country to get the exam and fulfill the English language proficiency requirements.
Prospective students and immigrants to Canada can still take the CELPIP exam when applying for a Canadian visa or permanent residency (PR). #Russia, #IELTS, #English_language, #PR, #CELPIP
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March 24, 2022
Canadian universities and colleges help refugees from Afghanistan acquire post-secondary or training programs.
Refugees who want to attend Canadian educational institutions receive aid in some communities on their tuition, living expenses, books, and even laptop computers and tablets.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser tweeted that “to help provide Afghan refugees with the skills to succeed, our country’s colleges and universities are helping break down financial barriers faced by many Afghan newcomers.”
So far, Canada has accepted more than 9,400 Afghan nationals under the special human rights defenders immigration stream.
#Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #education
https://muslimlink.ca/news/canadian-educational-institutions-support-afghan-newcomers?tmpl=component
March 24, 2022
On March 11, 2022, Statistics Canada published Labour Force Survey results that indicate the recovery of the Canadian labour market.
According to the report, in February, employment climbed 337,000 (+1.8%), and the unemployment rate dropped 1.0 percentage points to 5.5%.
This indicator is lower than in February 2020 (5.7%) and close to the record low (5.4%) observed in May 2019.
The increase in the employment rates was widespread across provinces and demographic groups and was most notable in the accommodation and food services, information, culture, and recreation industries.
#Statistics_Canada, #vacancies, #employment, #unemployment, #recovery
March 24, 2022
