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
The US will open land and sea borders starting November 8, 2021.
All travellers must be fully vaccinated cross the border into the US for non-essential travel.
This policy requires international travellers to provide only proof of vaccination. However, air travellers have to show a negative COVID-19 test in addition to the proof of vaccination.
Those who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 or are partially vaccinated will not be allowed to cross the border.
In early January 2022, the second phase of this policy is expected to be applied that will require both essential and non-essential travellers to be fully vaccinated.
#US, #borders, #COVID_19, #vaccination, #land_borders
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-canada-border-november-8-1.6212093
October 19, 2021
Some internationally educated nurses in British Columbia said the language proficiency requirement to become a registered nurse is an unnecessary barrier forcing them to give up their career and look for other jobs.
Amid the strain of the pandemic on other nurses, they say they feel frustrated and unable to help.
Many internationally educated nurses immigrated to Canada almost a decade ago with hopes of continuing to work in their profession.
However, after multiple attempts at passing the English proficiency exam, they had to make the difficult decision to switch careers.
Multiple nurses are unable to score above the IELTS requirements for nurses and give up after multiple attempts.
#nurses, #English, #IELTS
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ien-english-exam-petition-1.6182882
October 19, 2021
