Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for October 2021 showed that employment held steady and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%. Despite the number of employed people working less than half their usual hours […]
On November 9, 2021, British Columbia conducted two draws in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province
On November 9, 2021, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Currently, there are around 400 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 780 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta
Four Mexican and Guatemalan agricultural workers returned to their countries of origin on September 25, saying they were exhausted from the living and working conditions at the farm in les Hautes-Laurentides. Prior to their departure,
The Government of Quebec made it easy for employers to hire overseas candidates with high-demand occupations under the province’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The province simplified work permit processing exempted employers from posting and
On November 8, 2021, Saskatchewan updated the number of spots remaining through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) for international graduates in the framework of the temporary immigration policy. The provincial government has allocated 1,000
On November 8, 2021, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) marked the start of National Francophone Immigration Week 2021 and thanked French-speaking newcomers living in different communities across Canada, for their contributions to the
Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From November 1 to November 7, Canada invited 1,999 young foreigners to apply
On November 8, 2021, the United States opened the land borders for Canadians and lifted the restrictions that have been in effect since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Canadians can take a weeklong
Ontario wants the Federal Government to double the number of immigrants from 9,000 to 18,000 a year to boost the skilled workforce and tackle the labour shortage in the province. According to labour Minister Monte