Canada is a huge draw for the thousands leaving the UK

With the falling value of the pound and a country well and truly in the grips of a recession, Polish and British workers are choosing to pack up and emigrate to Australia, Canada and the USA.

In the last quarter alone Global Visas has reported a 40% jump on enquiries from British nationals on the same time last year. Enquiries from Polish immigrants working in the UK have seen a massive 70% climb.

With UK earnings now significantly lower than the same time last year, cash sent home to families in Eastern Europe doesn’t go as far as it once did. Coupled with the potential to earn much more outside the EU, Polish and British migrants now consider a move to Australia, USA or working in Canada as realistic alternatives.

Equipped with English as a second language and industry skills and qualifications earned in Britain, the migrants pass immigration requirements to enter these countries and are in demand to fill skills shortage positions.

Liam Clifford is the Managing Director of Global Visas, one of the world’s leading authorities on immigration services to the world’s most popular destinations.

“Global Visas are delighted to be able to assist people escape the doom and gloom of the UK. Many people seem to have decided it is better to jump now than wait to be laid off with no prospects of re-employment.”

“Canada and Australia are the top destination enquiries. Canada recently asked for one million new immigrants while Australia continues to have a skills shortage requiring up to 300,000 workers, our figures prove we are at the beginning of another mass migration trend.”

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