On June 27, 2023, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), launched Canada's first-ever Tech Talent Strategy at Collision 2023.
The strategy aims to help businesses in Canada compete by attracting highly skilled workers in in-demand occupations and promoting Canada as a destination for digital nomads.
The strategy includes creating an open work permit stream for H-1B visa holders, expanding the Innovation Stream under the International Mobility Program, improving the Start-up Visa Program, and increasing spots for applicants.
The government will prioritize applications supported by venture capital, angel investor groups, and business incubators. The goal is to attract the skills and business talent needed to create jobs for the future.
#IRCC, #Fraser, #Tech, #Tech_Talent_Strategy, #H1B_visa, #tech_workers
June 28, 2023
On June 27, 2023, Canada introduced a new temporary measure that allows temporary foreign workers without a study permit to pursue longer study programs.
This measure allows foreign workers to pursue additional training and education to enhance their careers and future job prospects.
The measure applies to those who hold a valid work permit or have applied to renew their work permit on or before June 7, 2023 and are authorized to work. Under this new measure, foreign workers can study full-time or part-time without restrictions on the length of the program until the policy expires, which is three years.
#Foreign_workers, #work_permit, #study_permit, #international_students
June 28, 2023
Temporary residents in Canada are primarily from India and China and tend to be younger and employed. According to Statistics Canada, the labour force participation rate for the Canadian population is 63.4%, аnd it is 74.2% for temporary residents.
Last year, nearly one million temporary residents participated in the census, making up 2.5% of Canada's population.
Temporary foreign workers with work permits make up Canada's largest chunk of non-permanent residents. International students and asylum claimants also make up a significant portion.
The remaining 8.7% were other types of non-permanent residents, including those in Canada under Parent and Grandparent (PGP) Super Visas.
#Statistics, #TFW, #foreign_workers, #employment, #Statistics_Canada
June 28, 2023
Canada's plan to increase immigration levels and become a country of 100 million people is causing controversy.
Significant increases in residents during a housing shortage suggest that federal policy is influenced by ideology rather than past pragmatic approaches.
The 100-million project has been debated for over a decade and was originally proposed as a geopolitical project with multiple benefits, but was later transformed by the Century Initiative, an influential group focused on economic liberalization.
However, Quebec and Indigenous peoples were not initially included in the Century Initiative's deliberations, and their concerns about demographic submersion were ignored.
This approach emphasized certain economic benefits while excluding other perspectives.
#immigration_Levels, #Century_Initiative, #Immigration_To_Canada
June 28, 2023
