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Non-Canadians will be able to make an ATIP request

The Government of Canada allowed non-Canadian citizens living abroad to make an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) request under the Privacy Act. The new policy will vastly expand the rights of non-Canadians who are outside of Canada, bringing Canada into line with global standards on ATIP. Currently, only two groups can make an ATIP request through the Privacy Act: first, Canadian citizens and permanent residents, inside or outside of Canada; and second, any person or business inside Canada, whether a citizen or not. #IRCC, #Privacy, #ATIP

August 4, 2021

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