Published by Admin on March 6th, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
Alberta’s Premier Alison Redford is in the US last week to look for US workers to immigrate to Canada to fill labour shortages. While the main focus of her visit to Chicago is to highlight Alberta’s energy relationship with the US, the province’s labour shortage will also be an important discussion topic when she meets with US political officials and union leaders.
“We’ve had discussions with a number of labour organizations in Chicago who’ve been doing work with decision-makers in the United States — and with the Canadian and US ambassadors — to try to find avenues where we might be able to accelerate access of skilled labour into Alberta,” said Redford adding that the province is looking for workers with specific skill sets to fill key positions in Alberta.
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Published by Admin on February 27th, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
From 1 February 2012 Canadian Immigration and Citizenship (CIC) has started issuing new citizenship documents to new citizens in an effort to cut down on fraud. CIC will no longer produce the current plastic wallet-sized citizenship certificate or the commemorative certificate and will instead provide new citizens with a letter-sized paper citizenship certificate. The new paper certificate features information that can be validated through a new electronic validation system.
According to CIC, the new certificate contains a unique number and basic information about its holder, such as names, date of birth and gender. This allows other government departments to validate citizenship information via an electronic validation system, reducing the possibility of citizenship fraud.
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Published by Admin on February 21st, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
Canada’s province of Saskatchewan is looking to fill nearly 300 skilled worker positions with Irish workers. Local businesses have been pushing the Canadian Government for more overseas workers to deal with skills shortages.
Next month the government of Saskatchewan and employers throughout the province will begin the labour recruitment process in Ireland. Premier Brad Wall and Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris will attend the trip to Dublin and Cork.
“I just spoke to a businessman here in Saskatchewan who figures that he missed $21 million worth of opportunities alone,” said Norris who hopes to be able to fill open Saskatchewan as soon as possible.
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Published by Admin on February 14th, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
Citizenship and Immigration Canada is set to visit Malaysian cities this month to encourage Malaysian students to emigrate to Canada to study.
Canadian immigration officers will be present at all of the fairs to provide information on student visa applications for Canada. There will also be representatives from Canadian universities to answer student’s questions about the University admission requirements.
The free fairs will be in Kuala Lumpur 11-12 February, Kota Kinabalu 15 February, and Kuching 17 February. Students, parents, teachers and counsellors can also attend the fairs to learn more about Canadian study options.
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Published by Admin on February 10th, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
Canada is a very popular destination for Indian immigrants. An increasing number of Indians are immigrating to Canada to attend university and work in skilled professions. Many emigrate under permanent Canada immigration programs. Others who do not qualify for skilled immigration right away may qualify for a permanent visa at a later date.
“In 2012, Canada plans to admit between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents. We have maintained the immigration levels despite the recession because our economic growth will require a steady stream of new immigrants to meet labour market demands,” says Simon Cridland, spokesperson of the High Commission of Canada in Delhi.
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Published by Admin on February 3rd, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced this week that changes are coming to Canada’s immigration system soon. According to Kenney, the changes will make the system more flexible in an effort to combat labour shortages.
Kenney said Canadian immigration is planning to change the points system they currently use for selecting immigrants to make it easier for applicants in skilled trades to qualify for Canadian skilled immigration. This means the focus would be on admitting more tradespeople as opposed to just university-educated immigrants like engineers and doctors.
“People who are skilled tradespeople have an almost impossible job of coming to Canada under our current system because the skilled worker program basically selects people with advanced university degrees,” Kenney said.
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Published by Admin on February 1st, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
A new report has found that Canadian Immigration’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has been successful in attracting immigrants to Canada’s provinces and territories.
The PNP, after the Federal Skilled Worker Program is Canada’s second largest economic immigration program. The program allows immigrants with skill sets that Canadian provinces deem desirable, or individuals most likely to invest and create jobs, to have their permanent resident applications fast-tracked. Over 36,000 new permanent resident applications per year are made under the Provincial Nominee Program.
Canadian Immigration’s evaluation of the immigration program focused on the economic outcomes and mobility of provincial nominees accepted between 2005 and 2009. The report found that the program is working well, although there are differences in economic outcomes by province or territory.
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Published by Admin on January 30th, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
New figures show the number of Irish people moving to the UK, Canada, New Zealand, the US and Australia has increased over the last year. The bad economy and job market are to blame for the increase in immigration.
The figures show a 56 percent increase in the number of UK national insurance numbers issued to Irish people over the last year. The number of temporary Irish residents in Australia has increased by almost one-third. Additionally, the number of Canadian visas issued to Irish citizens in the first half of this 2011 exceeded the total for all of 2010. And in the second half of 2011, Irish workers were arriving in New Zealand at an average rate of more than 400 per month.
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Published by Admin on January 23rd, 2012 in Canadian Immigration
A new immigration group was launched in Canada last week comprising of local service providers, health care representatives, business people and politicians. The new Immigration Partnership Council will help immigrants and refugees integrate into Canadian life.
The group brainstormed ideas on how to best assist new immigrants and refugees to become part of the community for two years. Last Friday, the group officially launched their immigration council in Kitchener, Ontario.
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Published by Admin on January 19th, 2012 in Australian Immigration, Canadian Immigration
The “Down Under Live” and “Canada Live” expos will be held next month in the UK providing detailed information of immigration and employment opportunities for Australia, New Zealand and Canada and will take place in three different cities across the UK. If you are interested in immigration to Australia, New Zealand, and Canada you should seriously consider visiting an Immigration Expo.
Recent government statistics have shown that Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are the top destinations for people migrating from the UK. Importantly, Australia and New Zealand have been experiencing extreme skills shortages in various industries. There are plenty of opportunities for new immigrants with the right skills and qualifications.
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