From 2016 to 2020 Express Entry candidates in certain tech occupations have received the highest number of invitations to apply (ITA).
The following three occupations in the tech sector were the most popular ones among the applicants: software engineers and designers (NOC 2173);
information systems analysts and consultants (NOC 2171);
and computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174).
There was significant variation in terms of gender balance since the majority of ITAs were issued to men.
Out of 6,665 invitations issued, male software engineers and designers received 5,000 ITAs.
#Express_Entry, #NOC, #Tech_sector, #engineering
December 29, 2021
On December 8, 2021, the Federal Court of Canada found out that a Refugee Protection Division member who has been working from 2010 to 2012 in the Executive Branch of the Hong Kong special administrative region,
demonstrated a reasonable apprehension of bias in hearing the refugee claim of a Hong Kong Umbrella Movement participant.
The applicant’s application rejected by the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) member will be sent back to the RAD to be processed and determined by a different member.
#Federal_Court, #Hong_Kong, #RAD, #refugees, #Umbrella_Movement
December 28, 2021
On December 20, 2021, Statistics Canada introduced the list of ten occupations with the largest two-year increases in job vacancies and their average offered hourly wage in the third quarter of 2021.
According to the list, the increase was in the following occupations: food counter attendants, kitchen helpers, and related support occupations; food and beverage servers; cooks; retail salespersons;
nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates; registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses; construction trades helpers and labourers,
light duty cleaners, material handlers; and licensed practical nurses. Statistics Canada will release the detailed information for the fourth quarter of 2021 on March 22, 2022.
#Labour_shortage, #employment, #statistics, #vacancies, #skilled_workers, #Statistics_Canada
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210921/dq210921a-eng.htm
December 27, 2021
On December 24, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC
) extended the temporary public policy announced in June 2021 that exempts some foreign nationals from having to complete an additional immigration medical exam as part of their application for permanent residence (PR) or a permanent resident visa (PRV).
The policy that is set to expire on December 28, 2021, has been extended until March 31, 2022.
This policy will support faster application processing and help in-Canada applicants with the transition to permanent resident status more quickly.
#IRCC, #Medical_exam, #Medical_examination
December 27, 2021
