Every year, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) carefully determines the total number of Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates that each province can nominate annually.
On May 22, 2024, Alberta published an update on the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) nomination certificate limits.
In 2023, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AAIP) issued 10,029 nomination certificates, including 279 under a federal buffer for Express Entry.
For 2024, the AAIP has an allocation of 9,750 nominations, the same as last year’s. In addition, on May 1, 2024, the AAIP invited 40 candidates under the Dedicated Healthcare Pathway.
In this draw, the minimum score was 305 points. This year, Alberta invited 499 candidates through the AAIP Express Entry streams.
#Alberta, #AAIP, #PNP, #ITA, #Nomination_certificate, #Express_Entry
May 31, 2024
On May 24, 2024, the government of British Columbia announced additional funding to support early childhood educators (ECEs).
The ECE Education Support Fund will receive an extra $45 million, benefiting new ECE students and those currently upgrading their credentials.
Managed by Early Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC), the fund provides up to $5,000 per semester for eligible ECE students.
An additional $11 million is allocated for new and ongoing professional learning opportunities.
This funding supports the ECE Peer Mentoring and Early Years Professional Development Bursary programs.
The ECE Education Support Fund is backed by provincial investments and federal funding under the 2021-22 to 2025-26 Canada-British Columbia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
#British_Columbia, #ECE, #ECE_Education_Support_Fund
May 31, 2024
Canada's farming sector is concerned about the federal government's plans to reduce the number of temporary foreign workers (TFWs), which could significantly impact the industry due to its heavy reliance on these workers.
The decision to lower the share of temporary residents to five percent of the total population over the next three years has been criticized for unfairly categorizing TFWs with international students.
Reducing up to 600,000 TFWs over the next three years, aimed at reducing demand on Canada's limited housing supply, is expected to impact agricultural workers directly.
#Farming, #TFWP, #TFWs, #temporary_foreign_workers, #agriculture
May 31, 2024
The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) has temporarily paused the New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream for any Expression of Interest (EOI) submitted after May 17th, 2024.
This pause is necessary for the province to manage this stream's high volume of candidates.
The NBPNP recommended that foreign nationals and employers with jobs or job offers in NOC TEERs 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 consider the Atlantic Immigration Program as an alternative.
Invitations will still be issued to all eligible French-speaking candidates, as evidenced by TEF or TCF language test results, meeting the NCLC 4 proficiency level in all four language competencies, and with a qualifying job or job offer in a TEER 0,1,2,3 or 4 position.
The NBPNP Skilled Worker stream will still accept EOIs, which could lead to an invitation when the program reopens.
#NBPNP, #NB_Skilled_Worker_Stream, #New_Brunswick, #skilled_workers
May 21, 2024
