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New Brunswick will hold a virtual immigration fair this summer

This summer, New Brunswick is going to hold an online immigration fair for welders, millwrights, and machinists who are interested in immigration to the province. Registration for the fair is open for the following Skilled Trades occupations in New Brunswick: welders and related machine operators – NOC 7237, machinists and machining and tooling inspectors - NOC 7231, and construction millwrights and industrial mechanics - NOC 7311. Information about the virtual information session as well as the fair will be announced at a later date.   #New_Brunswick, #Job_fair, #welders, #machinists, #millwrights https://www.welcomenb.ca/content/wel-bien/en/recruitment_events.html

July 26, 2021

Canada launched a special program to resettle the Afghan refugees

On July 23, 2021, Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced a special program to resettle more Afghan refugees in Canada. Afghans, who put themselves at great risk to help Canada, especially interpreters, cooks, drivers, cleaners, construction workers, security guards, etc. who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces , as well as locally engaged staff employed at the Embassy of Canada to Afghanistan and their family members will be resettled in Canada. #IRCC, #Refugees, #Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees   https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/government-of-canada-offers-refuge-to-afghans-who-assisted-canada.html   https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-offers-refuge-to-afghans-who-assisted-canada-851732063.html

July 26, 2021

Quebec requires knowledge of French from spouses of applicants

On July 22, 2021, the Government of Quebec implemented new requirements for spouses of applicants of the Quebec experience program. Starting July 22, 2021, the new rule came into effect and requires de facto spouses or spouses of applicants applying for permanent selection under the Quebec experience program to demonstrate minimum proficiency in spoken French, corresponding to Level 4 or its equivalent. The province also provided a transitional period of one year to let spouses of applicants have enough time to continue learning French. These instructions are not applicable to the spouses of foreign temporary workers who held a valid work permit on July 21, 2020, as well as the spouses of Quebec graduates who completed a study program on December 31, 2020. #Quebec, #French, #Language_requirements, #PEQ, #QEP, #Spouses https://www.theimmigrationtoday.com/canada/knowledge-of-french-for-spouses-is-now-required/

July 23, 2021

Canada announced dates for lifting travel restrictions

Canada will open the border to vaccinated Americans on August 9, 2021. Officials say travellers should use the ArriveCAN app to submit travel information and are exempt from quarantine if they are eligible to enter. At the same time, tourists will have to provide a negative test result for COVID-19 before entering the country. Also from September 9, 2021, Canada will open the border to vaccinated tourists from all over the world. More details for international travellers to be announced in the coming days.   #Travel_restrictions, #Covid_19, #Tourism, #TRV, #visitor_visa https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Canada+Announced+Dates+For+Lifting+Travel+Restrictions&qpvt=canada+announced+dates+for+lifting+travel+restrictions&FORM=EWRE

July 20, 2021