by Nwando Oranye | Aug 21, 2024 | Immigration Blog
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From July 8 to July 14, Canada invited 3,045 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of July 14, 34,478...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 21, 2024 | Immigration Blog
The Government of New Brunswick has signed a letter of intent with Indonesia to ease the recruitment of trained healthcare workers, including nurses and nursing aides. Health Minister Bruce Fitch highlighted the partnership as a significant step in addressing...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 21, 2024 | Immigration Blog
New immigrants find it difficult to secure employment as Canada’s job market weakens. The unemployment rate for immigrants who became permanent residents in the last five years rose to 12.6% in June, up four percentage points from the previous year, according to...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 20, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On July 12, 2024, Alberta published the update considering the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory. According to the new update, there were around 3,037 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications, 1,220 Rural Renewal Stream applications, 227 Tourism...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 20, 2024 | Immigration Blog
A recent Statistics Canada report reveals a dramatic increase in the number of same-sex immigrant couples in Canada, rising from 900 in 2000 to 20,470 in 2020. These couples increasingly opt to live outside major cities, with the proportion residing in smaller urban...
