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Canadian employers look for employees in the health care sector

According to Statistics Canada's newly-published job vacancies report, the health care sector has the highest number of open vacancies. For the seventh consecutive month, Canadian employers were actively recruiting positions in the health care sector that had the highest number of job openings in Canada. With about 107,300 open positions in May 2021, nearly one-sixth of all job vacancies were in this sector. Accommodation and food services and retail trade had the second and third-highest number of openings respectively with 78,000 and 73,800 job vacancies. #Health_care_sector, #jobs, #vacancies, #accomodaion_services, #Retail_trade https://www.ziprecruiter.com/post-a-job?tsid=109039897&utm_source=dglem|bing-search|cmp-396007895|adg-1258941324323007|kw-kwd-78684090174126:loc-32|mt-p|device-c|cr-|uid-&utm_medium=cpc&msclkid=6e7248363e3d1fe8da5a293f5d342821

August 3, 2021

Canada will invite a record number of immigrants this year

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) welcomed 35,600 permanent residents and processed 45,100 immigration applications in June. This was the highest number of applications processed in one month so far. IRCC’s Minister Mendicino announced that Canada ‘continue to honour the commitments to accept 401,000 new permanent residents this year, and things are moving in the right direction.’ This speed of processing will be sufficient to achieve the goal of bringing in 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, which will be the highest annual number of new immigrants accepted in Canadian history. #IRCC, #Mendicino, #PR   https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Canada+Will+Invite+A+Record+Number+Of+Immigrants+This+Year&qpvt=canada+will+invite+a+record+number+of+immigrants+this+year&FORM=EWRE    

July 30, 2021

Workers of the Canadian Border Service Agency voted in favour of strike action

Thousands of Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) members have voted in favour of strike action, jeopardizing the federal government’s reopening plans. Workers want shift change notice down from seven days to 48 hours and non-negotiated shifts, so they can impose times worked at the 24/7 operations. According to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU), CBSA members may strike as soon as August 6, three days before fully vaccinated American travellers are able to travel Canada. #CBSA, #strike, #CIU, #PSAC, #border_workers https://www.ckdr.net/2021/07/27/cbsa-workers-vote-in-favour-of-strike-action/#:~:text=More%20than%208%2C500%20Canada%20Border%20Services%20Agency%20workers,%28PSAC%29%20and%20the%20Customs%20and%20Immigration%20Union%20%28CIU%29. https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Workers+Of+The+Canadian+Border+Service+Agency+Voted+In+Favour+Of+Strike+Action&qpvt=workers+of+the+canadian+border+service+agency+voted+in+favour+of+strike+action&FORM=EWRE

July 30, 2021

Ministers discussed the importance of long-term planning in the immigration system

On July 28, 2021, the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) have a virtual meeting to discuss the future of immigration in Canada. The focus of the discussion was long-term planning for a more responsive and collaborative immigration system. To support Canada’s economic recovery in the upcoming months, the FMRI will try to reduce processing times by improving the ways economic immigrants are selected and their application process, as well as enhance collaboration on temporary resident policies, programs, and pathways to permanent residency. #FMRI, #temporary_residents, #PR, #immigration_systems   https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/immigration-ministers-focus-on-long-term-planning-for-a-more-responsive-and-collaborative-immigration-system.html

July 29, 2021