Canadians are happy with the current immigration levels
According to the recent Angus Reid poll, almost half of Canadians support the Government’s plan to increase immigration and want to see even higher numbers of immigrants to help deal with the economic recovery from COVID-19.
34% of responders were happy with the current immigration strategy, while 13% wanted to see a greater increase. For 39% of responders, the level of immigration was too high, and 14% were not sure.
Due to the pandemic, immigration to Canada has declined.
In 2020, just 184,370 new permanent residents arrived in Canada, the lowest number since 1997.
#Immigration_levels, #poll
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-announces-plan-to-support-economic-recovery-through-immigration.html
June 29, 2021
Canadian citizens born outside Canada struggle to pass Canadian citizenship to their children born abroad
Transfer of citizenship to foreign-born Canadians became impossible for Canadian citizens who were born outside Canada.
The problem that faces many Canadians nowadays, began in 2009 when the government passed an amendment that prevented Canadian citizens who were themselves not born in Canada from passing on their citizenship to children also not born in Canada.
This limited access to naturalized citizenship and privileged Canadians without dual citizenship.
In addition, Bill C-24 came into effect in 2015, allowed the government to strip dual-citizen Canadians of their nationality should they be found guilty of terrorism,
fraud, treason, or serving in a foreign army. The act has not been applied to citizens born in Canada. Critics call the government to change this legislation.
#Citizenship, #Bill_C_24
https://www.cic.gc.ca/English/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=365&top=5https://convirzon.ca/Client/ghimmigration/federal-and-provincial-programs/family-sponsorship/
June 28, 2021
Study and Stay graduates help New Brunswick to increase population in the province
The most recent graduates from the Atlantic Canada Study and Stay program have received diplomas and the majority of them have already secured jobs in New Brunswick.
International students who want to live and work in Atlantic Canada can apply for the program,
funded by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour.
Through the Study and Stay program, graduates have been provided with the skills,
resources, connections, and essential support to launch successful careers in New Brunswick.
#Study_and_Stay, #New_Brunswick, #international_students, #study_in_Canada
https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2021.06.0496.html
June 28, 2021
Canadian universities saw a spike in the number of enrolments in Nursing programs
Nurses are in high demand in the country. Canadian educational institutions cannot train students fast enough to fill the available jobs in the healthcare system.
The nursing shortage provides opportunities for immigrants to look for well-paid jobs. Canadian universities, on the other hand, face a huge amount of increase in the number of students.
The University of British Columbia saw a spike of 31 percent in enrolments to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and interest in the graduate nursing programs doubled.
Students also increasingly apply to the nursing programs in Ontario too, were nursing schools saw a 17.5-percent increase in nursing applications.
In 2018, Jobbank Canada had already forecasted a shortage of 36,500 nurses before the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic.
#Nursing, #international_students, #study_in_Canada
