Canada may have an issue determining how many temporary residents have jobs due to a discrepancy of around one million people between official figures from two federal bodies.
An economist at the University of Waterloo, Mikal Skuterud, warns that Statistics Canada may also be undercounting the number of temporary residents employed in Canada, including international students and temporary foreign workers.
The economist highlighted that Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey indicated that Canada had 503,079 temporary residents with jobs in December last year, while information from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada suggests there were 1,585,664 temporary residents with jobs during the same period.
#Temporary_residents, #statistics, #Labour_Force_Survey
September 8, 2023
On September 7, 2023, the Government of Canada announced new updates for citizenship applications, simplifying the instructions for waivers on compassionate grounds.
Waiver requests for language, knowledge, or oath requirements will now be available for clients at the time of application.
The Case Management Branch (CMB) will now make all knowledge, language, and oath waiver determinations, and clients will no longer require a waiver hearing.
In addition, the Centralized Network (CN) will forward files with waiver requests directly to the CMB instead of the Domestic Network (DN).
#Citizenship, #waivers, #Canadian_citizenship
September 8, 2023
As thousands of students arrive on university campuses across Canada, the country faces an affordable housing crunch. Canadian universities have started innovatively providing affordable housing for their communities and managing demand.
They do this by constructing new buildings quickly, repurposing existing ones, and creating new configurations for changing population needs.
Examples include public-private partnerships like the University of Windsor's new residence, McMaster University's new residence for graduate students and their families, and the University of Victoria's new LEED V4 Gold and Passive House status residence incorporating Indigenous design elements and teachings.
#Housing, #International_students, #Housing_crisis
https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/solving-the-student-housing-crisis/
September 8, 2023
U.S. News analyzed ten sub-categories and surveyed over 17,000 people from 36 countries before ranking 87 countries.
Canada ranked in the top five for four sub-categories: Entrepreneurship, Quality of Life, Social Purpose, and Agility.
Canada also ranked in the top seven for nine attributes, such as being the 2nd best country for starting a career and racial equality.
These rankings show that Canada is a leading destination for immigrants seeking to build a better life, with excellent opportunities for education and career development.
#Canada, #life_in_Canada, #Immigration_to_Canada
https://nowtoronto.com/news/canada-considered-one-the-best-countries-to-live-in-new-survey-says/
September 8, 2023
