On March 7, 2022, Yukon launched the Ukrainian Family Support Desk to provide help for Yukoners who have families and relatives in Ukraine.
The Desk will provide support for Ukrainian Yukoners to find pathways and resources to bring their families to the province.
The Department of Economic Development staff who possess extensive knowledge of immigration and temporary resident pathways will provide information on federal programs to assist with immigration and family reunification,
connect employers that want to offer employment to Ukrainians arriving in the province and guide Ukrainians looking for employment opportunities in the territory.
#Yukon, #Ukrainian_Family_Support_Desk, #Ukraine, #refugees
March 8, 2022
On March 1, 2022, New Brunswick published a new guide for Transport Truck Drivers (NOC 7511).
The new immigration pathway for truckers has been established within the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP).
This economic immigration program allows employers of the province to hire truckers working under the NOC 7511 from inside and outside Canada.
All applicants have to meet the minimum eligibility requirements for age, language, job offer, work experience education, etc.
#New_Brunswick, #NBPNP, #truckers, #truck_drivers, #LMIA
https://www.welcomenb.ca/content/dam/wel-bien/pdf/transport-truck-driver-guide.pdf
March 8, 2022
On March 4, 2022, the Government of Canada published a report announcing that Canadian educational institutions help refugees from Afghanistan gain higher education and access career training programs.
Colleges and universities across Canada launch special programs for refugees, offering them bursaries and free education, and language training programs.
this is a very critical step for these refugees to find financial independence and success in the Canadian workforce.
Helping refugees to obtain or upgrade their education will also help Canada tackle the labour shortage in the country and fill key job vacancies.
#Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #education
March 7, 2022
The Government of Quebec stopped the application intake through the province’s Refugee Collective Sponsorship Program.
Last year, Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) announced the application intake for the program.
From January 18, 2022, to February 16, 2022, the province accepted sponsorship applications for refugees. Quebec aims to accept 825 applications for the sponsorship of refugees in 2022.
The province will accept half of these applications from organizations and the other half from groups of two to five people. Last year, Quebec welcomed 1,610 refugees.
#Quebec, #MIFI, #refugees, #Refugee_Collective_Sponsorship_Program
https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration/refugees-asylum-seekers/collective-sponsorship
March 4, 2022
