According to a Statistics Canada study, African and Asian immigrants had higher employment rates than other regions.
For immigrants over 15 years old in 2023, employment rates were: Africa: 67.7%, Asia: 66.3%, Latin America: 66%, North America: 56.6%, and Europe: 56.6% (national average: 62.7%).
However, when looking at core-aged immigrants (25-54 years), the results inverted: Europe: 88.3%, Latin America: 82.8%, North America: 82.7%, Asia: 81.7%, Africa: 79.8% (national average: 82.6%).
This suggests African and Asian immigrants are more likely to work outside the core age group, possibly due to cultural differences in schooling years.
However, the study doesn't include temporary workers and international students who comprise a significant part of Canada's labour force, with 797,225 valid work permit holders in December 2022 and close to a million international students in 2023.
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January 9, 2024
Effective from January 1, 2024, the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program implemented a few changes to the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream:
Firstly, ITAs will continue to be issued to in-province candidates who hold a qualifying job offer, provided they have demonstrated a minimum of six months residency in New Brunswick.
Secondly, out-of-province and overseas candidates will only receive ITAs if their qualifying job offer falls under NOC TEER 5.
Lastly, no new ITAs will be issued to any out-of-province or overseas candidates whose job offer falls under NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
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January 9, 2024
Statistics Canada published a new study exploring links between the employment rate of core working-age immigrants and the duration of their stay in Canada.
The data highlights that immigrants with over ten years of stay had the highest employment rates, while recent arrivals (within the last five years) had the lowest.
To be precise, employment rates were 77.8% for immigrants who landed five or fewer years ago, 81.9% for those who landed between 5 and 10 years ago, and 84.5% for those in Canada for over ten years.
The overall employment rate for immigrants in 2023 was 82.6%, slightly lower than the 86.3% rate for Canadian-born individuals.
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January 8, 2024
On January 4, 2024, the Government of Canada published an update regarding the increase in the processing and collection of fees.
According to the update, as of December 1, 2023, there has been an increase in the following fees:
The fee for the Temporary Resident Permit increased from $200 to $229.77.
The Restoration of Temporary Resident Status fee rose from $200 to $229.
The Determination of Rehabilitation for Serious Criminality fee has been adjusted from $1,000 to $1,148.87, and the Determination of Rehabilitation for Criminality fee from $200 to $229.77.
Lastly, the Authorization to Return to Canada fee was adjusted from $400 to $459.55.
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January 6, 2024
