On November 8, 2021, the United States opened the land borders for Canadians and lifted the restrictions that have been in effect since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, Canadians can take a weeklong vacation to the US or take daily cross-border trips to shop at a mall or take part in a sporting event or concert.
Until now, as the border was closed to drivers, traffic across the border was less than 15 percent of what it once was, according to the Canada Border Service Agency.
#US, #US_Canada_border, #borders, #tourism, #travel_restrictions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-land-border-open-vaccinated-1.6233944
https://theconcordian.com/2021/10/the-u-s-canada-land-border-is-re-opening-heres-what-that-means/
November 8, 2021
Ontario wants the Federal Government to double the number of immigrants from 9,000 to 18,000 a year to boost the skilled workforce and tackle the labour shortage in the province.
According to labour Minister Monte McNaughton, the province is facing a significant labour shortage impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October, the province had 316,000 job vacancies, 82,000 more compared to the last year.
By doubling the number of immigrants allowed under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, the province will fill the skilled labour gaps in the market.
#Ontario, #OINP, #skilled_immigrants, #labour_shortage, #job_vacancies
November 8, 2021
On November 5, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published a new update, announcing the online availability of proof of citizenship and search of citizenship records.
Applicants can now submit their applications to IRCC online, pay the related fees, and send any required supporting documents online using the secure portal.
IRCC will still accept paper applications.
Online requests are faster than providing documents by mail and will help applicants who live outside Canada will no longer need to go in person to an embassy or high commission to submit an application.
#IRCC, #Citizenship, #proof_of_citizenship, #citizenship_certificate
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/cit-proof-record-online.html
November 8, 2021
A Statistics Canada report found that 67% of Filipino nursing graduates in Canada are overqualified for their work.
Nurses have to be licensed as ‘nurses’ in their country of origin in order to be recognized as nurses in Canada otherwise, they have to start their schooling over in Canada.
Saskatchewan is one of the provinces suffering a lot from the shortage of nurses.
Yet, internationally trained nurses face many obstacles.
It usually takes six years to get accredited as a nurse by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA).
The association encourages all nurses not to give up and become registered nurses.
#Nurses, #Nursing, #Saskatchewan, #SRNA#Nurses, #Nursing, #Saskatchewan, #SRNA
https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/nursing/regulated-nursing-in-canada/internationally-educated-nurses
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28376822/
November 5, 2021
