In Canada, women who immigrated under economic programs were more likely to graduate from Canadian colleges and universities than men.
This could be because immigrant women often face challenges in having their foreign educational credentials recognized in Canada.
Interestingly, those with a university education before immigrating were also more likely to obtain college diplomas or university degrees after arriving in Canada.
Additionally, immigrants with Canadian postsecondary educational qualifications earned between $47,700 and $67,600, comparable to the median employment income of those without such qualifications.
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August 21, 2023
Ontario's colleges have seen a significant increase in international enrolments, leading some colleges to adopt a Public College-Private Partnership (PCPP) arrangement to expand their international student capacity.
However, starting September 2023, the Ontario government will implement new caps on PCPP programmes' international enrolments.
One PCPP programme in Ontario was so "oversubscribed" for the 2023 - 2024 academic year that it had to revoke admission offers previously sent to 504 international students.
Currently, the Government of Ontario is working on a solution and will probably send the most affected students to Centennial College or another college.
#Ontario, #International_students, #study_in_Canada, #Study_in_Ontario
August 18, 2023
Despite exceeding immigration targets and expecting an influx of skilled tradespeople, Canada's construction industry continues to lose thousands of jobs.
In July, the sector saw a 2.8% drop, with 45,000 jobs lost. This trend is increasing, with construction experiencing more job losses than other major sectors.
The problem is worsened by an upcoming wave of retirements and a housing shortage of millions. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
forecasts 3.5 million more homes to be built by 2030, but the number of new homes is declining.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller believes new immigrants are necessary to solve the housing crisis and intends to maintain or increase immigration targets.
#Labour_shortage, #construction, #housing, #skilled_trades
August 17, 2023
A study by the Northern Policy Institute found that last year, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) helped boost Thunder Bay's economy beyond simply assisting foreign nationals in finding jobs and settling into their communities.
The program offered 229 jobs to its applicants, generated 92 other jobs in the local economy, and a total of $11.6 million in wages.
The RNIP is growing at a fast pace, welcoming 1,425 foreign nationals to gain permanent residence in Canada in the first half of 2023.
The program's effectiveness has led Ottawa to increase the number of foreign nationals allowed to immigrate to some of the communities in the program.
The RNIP aims to recruit skilled immigrants to work in smaller communities with aging populations and labour shortages through the five-year program, which is expected to become a permanent immigration program soon.
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https://gotothunderbay.ca/why-thunder-bay/rural-and-northern-immigration-pilot/
August 17, 2023
