Newfoundland and Labrador have a declining birth rate and shortage of people to fill job vacancies all over the province.
According to the province’s Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, Gerry Byrne’s statement in the House of Assembly, the province needs to respond to serious demographic challenges by increasing the level of immigration into the province.
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador aims to reach the goal of receiving 5,100 newcomers a year by 2026, encouraging skilled and talented individuals to move to the province.
#NL, #Newfoundland_and_Labrador, #demography, #population_growth
https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2021/ipgs/1020n04/
October 21, 2021
On October 19, 2021, the Government of Canada updated the Overseas Processing Manual (OP 24) and introduced new program delivery instructions.
These instructions are for officers to process the application in Canada applicants whose family members reside outside of Canada.
Family members of the following in-Canada applicants for permanent residence are applicable for the new instructions – spouse and common-law partner in Canada class, live-in caregiver class, protected persons in Canada, protected temporary residents, temporary resident permit holder class, and applicants for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate considerations who applied in Canada.
#OP_24, #overseas_processing, #PR
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/resources/manuals/op/op24-eng.pdf
October 20, 2021
A recent survey by IRCC found that in August 2021, the employment rate for recent immigrants who have been living in Canada for five years or less reached 70.4%, a 6.1% increase compared to August 2019.
Business groups are calling for more immigrants to increase labour market flexibility.
80% of foodservice employers were finding it difficult to fill vacancies for kitchen staff, while 67% were struggling to find front-of-house employees (servers, bartenders, and hostesses) that make Canadian employers hire immigrants to fill the labour market gaps.
#Employment, #unemployment, #immigrant_jobs, #labour_market
October 20, 2021
According to Statistics Canada’s quarterly job vacancy report, Canada’s job vacancy rate in the second quarter of 2021 is the highest on record.
From April to June 2021, Canada’s job vacancy rate was 4.6%, the highest level since comparable data was provided in 2015.
The high vacancy rate was affected by the rise in the job vacancy rate and the decline in employment over the same period.
There were 731,900 vacancies in the last quarter, an increase of nearly 26% over the same period two years ago. Before the pandemic, Canada had been experiencing a labour shortage problem.
This problem has always been solved through immigration.
However, due to the decrease in the number of new immigrants entering Canada in 2020, the tension in the labour market has been exacerbated.
However, the low immigration rate is only one factor. Some people say that the government’s employment benefits also prevent people from returning to work. But economists say it is mainly due to the decrease in new immigrants.
#Statistics_Canada, #unemployment, #newcomers
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/job-vacancies-hit-record-high-062500015.html
October 19, 2021
