by Nwando Oranye | May 8, 2023 | Immigration Blog
In February, job vacancies in Canada fell by four percent to 841,300, reversing the previous month’s increase. The education, healthcare, and social services sectors saw a decrease in job postings during the second month of the year. The job vacancy rate in...
by Nwando Oranye | May 8, 2023 | Immigration Blog
Canada’s Start-Up Visa (SUV) program, which promotes entrepreneurship and job creation through immigration, had a strong start this year and continued to bring in new permanent residents in February. According to the latest data from Immigration, Refugees, and...
by Nwando Oranye | May 8, 2023 | Immigration Blog
The Government of Canada has reached a tentative agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) after 155,000 public servants, including the union workers of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), decided to strike. Union members...
by Nwando Oranye | May 8, 2023 | Immigration Blog
According to the study “Accumulation of Human Capital in Canada, 1970 to 2020: An Analysis by Gender and the Role of Immigration,” immigrant women and men have increased their human capital growth over time. After 1995, immigrants accounted for about 40%...
by Nwando Oranye | May 8, 2023 | Immigration Blog
Canada’s federal minimum wage in early April increased from $15.55 to $16.65. In addition to this federal-level increase, minimum wage rates will also increase on a regional level in more than half of Canada’s provinces. These anticipated minimum wage...
