Your way to Canada
In October, immigration officers and employers from the Canadian province of New Brunswick will hold six job fairs with a large list of occupations. In October 2019, the province of New Brunswick will hold job fairs in Mexico City, Guadalajara (Mexico), and Manila (the Philippines). The job fairs will be held on: October 22 and Read More …
In late September, Montreal will host a big job fair. Don’t miss this event! On September 28, 2019 a big job fair will be held in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The event will be hosted by immigration officers and New Brunswick employers who want to attract skilled workers to their province. The job fair Read More …
Canada is currently experiencing a jobs boom. Statistics Canada announced that more than 80 thousand jobs were created in August 2019. More than half of the new jobs were intended for young people. According to Statistics Canada, after three months of minor changes, the number of jobs increased by 81 thousand. Most of them were Read More …
The Quebec government has allocated C$55 million to support employers wishing to hire temporary foreign workers. The acute labour shortage in the province is caused by a 20% reduction in immigration. The Coalition for Quebec’s Future (Coalition Avenir Québec) will spend nearly C$55 million on assistance in hiring and integrating temporary workers for provincial enterprises. Read More …
Quebec business owners called on the provincial government to immediately increase immigration levels to reduce chronic labour shortages. According to the Quebec Employers Council, more immigrants are needed to avoid the French-speaking province’s economic slowdown. Quebec’s historically low unemployment rate of 4.9% indicates that employers find it difficult to find the right people to fill Read More …
The latest draw in Ontario included candidates employed in 10 occupations, including accountants, nurses, and public relations managers. On August 15, Ontario sent 997 invitations to apply for a permanent residence permit through the Express Entry system. Express Entry applicants who received an invitation should have had work experience in one of 10 occupations and Read More …
For some occupations, the processing time to issue an LMIA has been increased up to 4 months. The federal government of Canada reports of the continuing delays in processing Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs). Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), which governs the issuance of work permits in Canada and LMIA applications, has published the Read More …
The Toronto technology sector is on the rise and is currently ahead of similar large North American tech hubs, including Washington, D. C., New York, Austin, and Boston. CBRE, an American commercial real estate services and investment firm, has released the Scoring Tech Talent report that shows that Toronto has become the third largest IT Read More …
Alberta authorities have promised to launch two new immigration programs that will attract 40,000 immigrants to rural areas of the province. Alberta’s premier Jason Kenney has promised to create two new immigration programs: the Rural Renewal Program and the Rural Entrepreneur Immigration Program. Consultations on those programs will begin in the fall of 2019 and Read More …
In the new immigration draw, Ontario has given preference to candidates working in information technology (IT) occupations. On August 1, a new Tech Draw was held in Ontario, in which 1,773 invitations were sent to candidates in the Express Entry system. Applicants who received invitations had work experience in one of six in-demand IT occupations Read More …