Canadian citizens and temporary residents in Canada are no longer allowed to travel to the United States unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
On January 22, 2022, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prohibited unvaccinated foreign nationals travelling into the US from Canada and Mexico to cross the land borders.
This decision can impact many Canadians who work in essential occupations and travel to the US on a regular basis.
Particularly, trucking companies can find it difficult to deliver goods across the border.
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https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-travel-united-states-border-vaccinated
January 26, 2022
Children under 12 years can travel to or from Canada being unvaccinated and without getting a COVID-19 test.
However, while travelling to Canada, parents whose children just turned 12 sometimes do not have enough time to provide vaccination to their children and find it difficult to decide how and when to travel.
According to the travel requirements implemented by the Government of Canada, there is a 4-month exemption period for children turning 12, which allows them to travel without getting vaccinated.
In addition, this period gives children enough time to receive both shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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January 26, 2022
After the release of Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for December 2021, British Columbia’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation,
Ravi Kahlon has issued a statement regarding the province’s contribution to the Canadian labour market. According to the minister, “101,000 jobs added in British Columbia for the year of 2021 marks a 3.9% increase compared to 2020 job numbers,
with 84,000 of these jobs being full-time jobs. In December 2021 alone, the province added 25,000 full-time jobs.”
The minister also mentioned the high employment level in the province, which is 102.1% higher than pre-pandemic levels with 56,000 more employed people.
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January 25, 2022
According to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), at the beginning of the year, there were 154,421 Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) applications in the Express Entry (EE) pool, despite the program being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Out of 193,565 candidates in the EE pool, the share of FSWP applicants was approximately 80%.
The rest of the applicants in the pool were CEC candidates (38,223 applications), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) candidates (577 applications), and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates (344 applications).
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January 25, 2022
