In early 2020, COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant farm workers caused produce sections of Canadian grocery stores to become increasingly empty.
The workers are hired through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which has been accused of abuse due to unsafe workplaces and living conditions.
The program will be altered in September with a new initiative, Recognized Employer Pilot, to reduce the administrative burden on employers with the highest worker protection level.
The pilot will last three years and help prevent workplace and living conditions from deteriorating.
The power imbalance between employers and workers is the root of the problem, which is caused by employer-specific work permits and the tenuous immigration status of workers.
#Foreign_workers, #TFWP, #REP, #Recognized_Employer_Program
August 22, 2023
Recently, the Government of Canada released Century Initiative.
The initiative estimates that Canada will achieve a population of 100 million by 2100, assuming continued steady growth in immigration levels and implementing policies supporting families with children.
This requires increased investments in housing, infrastructure, and services to improve the quality of life for all Canadians.
According to the report, immigration is the most reliable way to grow Canada’s population and economy.
Century Initiative recommended more investments in housing, social infrastructure, meeting immigration targets, and improving settlement services for temporary residents.
#Century_Initiative, #population_growth
https://www.centuryinitiative.ca/
August 22, 2023
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.
#Statistics_Canada, #edication, #statistics, #economic_immigrants
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
