On October 7, 2021, Nova Scotia invited carpenters and job offer holders under the Labour Market Priorities Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP).
In this round, the province issued Letters of Interest to Express Entry candidates who have a valid job offer from a Nova Scotia employer, have one year of skilled work experience related to the job, and have a Canadian high school credential or equivalent.
For the carpenter draw, candidates must have a primary occupation of a carpenter (NOC 7271), and provide letters of reference from employers.
All candidates must demonstrate the language skill at a CLB level 5 or higher in English in all four bands and submit the application no later than 11:59 PM, November 6, 2021.
#Nova_Scotia, #NSNP, #carpenters, #PNP
https://explorecareers.novascotia.ca/occupation/297
October 12, 2021
On October 8, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced new instructions for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP).
According to the new regulations, when an AIPP applicant who has a permanent residence (PR) application in processing decides to change his or her employer, he/she has to inform the province and IRCC, get a modified endorsement certificate and request a letter of support from the province.
In this situation, officers will put the AIPP PR application on hold until the required documentation is received.
#AIPP, #PR, #change_of_employers
October 12, 2021
In September, Canada managed to evacuate 75% of the 1,250 Canadian citizens and permanent residents and 15% of the vulnerable Afghans.
After the withdrawal of US troops, Canada's foreign affairs department announced that around 950 people have been able to leave Afghanistan, including 440 Canadian citizens, 150 permanent residents, and 350 family members.
Canadian authorities did not specify how these people were able to leave Afghanistan, which is now under Taliban rule. Several tweets from Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau indicate that many people left on special charter flights to Qatar.
#Afghanistan, #refugees, #Taliban, #Afghan_refugees
October 7, 2021
Nova Scotia announced a $2.5-million marketing campaign to attract more immigrants to fix serious labour shortages in the province.
According to provincial Immigration Minister Jill Balser, the province needs more people to ‘fill labour gaps, rebuild the economy and set a bold new course for business and financial growth.’
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions and delays in federal processing, immigration numbers have decreased in the province.
Between January 2, 2020, and April 1, 2021, Nova Scotia’s population increased only by 6,428 that is expected to increase as the restrictions ease and federal processing returns to pre-pandemic levels.
#Nova_Scotia, #marketing_campaign, #population, #labor_shortage
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/immigration-emigration-population-housing-1.6196304
October 7, 2021
