The Canadian job market faces severe challenges as recent data reveals 106,000 job losses over the summer months, coinciding with the issuance of 105,000 Temporary Foreign Worker permits.
This employment crisis disproportionately impacts Canadian youth, with student unemployment reaching post-recession highs. The Conservatives highlight Mark Carney's contradictory stance, citing his previous warnings about the harms of TFWP while currently allowing record permit approvals.
The Conservatives advocate for policy reform focusing on prioritizing domestic employment opportunities and addressing systemic economic issues plaguing Canadian workers.
#job_crisis, #canadian_economy, #temporary_foreign_workers, #unemployment_rate, #youth_unemployment, #tfwp, #conservatives, #labour_market, #domestic_jobs
September 8, 2025
On September 3, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams.
Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA processing times have increased or remained the same for all streams, except for the Global Talent Stream.
Global Talent Stream - 8 business days (-1 day) Agricultural stream – 16 business days (+2 days) Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program - 8 business days (+1 day) Permanent Residence Stream - 259 business days (+5 days) High-wage Stream - 37 business days Low-wage Stream - 42 business days (+1 day)
#esdc, #service_canada, #lmia #tfwp, #work_permit, #agricultural_workers, #caregivers
September 4, 2025
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab has refuted claims about Canada's immigration progress, citing concrete data showing reduced numbers in both permanent and temporary resident arrivals.
According to official figures, Canada welcomed 246,300 new permanent residents in the first seven months of 2025, with over 100,000 being former temporary residents.
The country is on track to meet its reduced target of 395,000 new permanent residents this year, a 21% reduction from 2024. Additionally, data shows 125,903 fewer temporary workers and 88,617 fewer students arriving compared to the same period last year.
#immigration_canada, #immigration_targets, #temporary_residents, #permanent_residents, #diab_statement, #immigration_reforms, #sustainable_immigration
September 3, 2025
New data reveals a dramatic 50% decline in Canadian study permit applications during the first half of 2025, with only 143,485 applications processed compared to 290,635 in the same period last year.
This significant reduction, coupled with approval rates hovering around 48%, suggests Canada may fall considerably below its official enrollment cap for 2025.
While approval patterns vary by country and institution type — with universities (45-59% approval) outperforming colleges (23-33%) — the overall trend indicates that Canada's international education sector continues to face challenges that began with the implementation of the foreign student enrollment cap in 2024.
#study_permits, #higher_education, #enrollment_trends, #international_students, #university_admissions, #visa_processing
September 2, 2025
