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Here is the Yeates immigration report shaping the future of IRCC

November 17, 2023 admin Canada, covid, IRCC, marc miller

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:35:07 +0000

As reported by CIC News last month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is undergoing major changes to improve its operations. The changes are being influenced in part by a series of recommendations made earlier this year in what is informally known as the Yeates report. Former IRCC Deputy Minister Neil Yeates was asked to […]

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Canada’s immigration department is undergoing major changes

October 3, 2023 admin Canada, covid, immigration minister, IRCC, marc miller

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:51:35 +0000

Last week, Canada’s immigration department implemented major changes that have been influenced by a recent study it commissioned. The purpose of the changes is to improve the operations of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Earlier this year, IRCC received a report from one of its previous Deputy Ministers, Neil Yeates, on how IRCC can […]

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All Canadian permanent residence applicants must now submit biometrics

June 20, 2023 admin biometrics, Canada, canada immigration, coronavirus, covid, eta, immigration, IRCC, permanent residence, study in Canada, tr to pr, visitor, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:00:45 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its policy regarding the collection of biometrics for permanent resident applicants. As of June 14, anyone applying for permanent residence (PR) must submit biometrics, regardless of if they have previously submitted them for a temporary residence permit. The update to the published policy means that IRCC is […]

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Canadian job vacancies continue climbing to new record heights in June

September 2, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment, covid, Economy, job vacancies, jobs, labour force, labour market, labour shortage, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:00:47 +0000

Statistics Canada recently released its monthly update on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies for June 2022. The job vacancies portion of this update revealed that Canada had over 1,000,000 job vacancies in May of this year. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The number of vacancies continues to climb to record […]

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Study: Immigration to drive Canada’s population increase into 2068

August 26, 2022 admin canada employment, covid, Demographics, Economy, immigration, job vacancies, labour shortage, Population, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:00:55 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its projections for Canada’s population growth spanning the next 47 years. The report states that by 2068, in a medium growth scenario, Canada’s population could reach up to 57 million people, largely driven by increased immigration. During this period between 2016 and 2021, Canada experienced a boom in population growth and […]

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Canada still has over one million job vacancies

July 31, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment, covid, Economy, immigration, job vacancies, jobs, labour force, labour market, labour shortage, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:00:59 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its monthly payroll employment, earnings, hours, and job vacancy report for May 2022. Based on the report, the number of employees in Canada receiving pay or benefits from their employer has decreased for the first time since May 2021. The survey, compiled with data from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and […]

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Overall job vacancies in Canada continue to increase

July 6, 2022 admin covid, Economy, jobs, labour force, labour market, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:00:14 +0000

According to Statistics Canada’s latest report on job vacancies, payroll and earnings, employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about 1 million job positions at the beginning of April, up 2.4% from the previous months and almost 45% from April last year (not seasonally adjusted). Statistics Canada indicated that the increase in April is […]

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Canada reports over 1 million job vacancies

May 31, 2022 admin Canada, covid, Economy, jobs, labour force, labour market, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 13:00:24 +0000

Canadian employers were actively seeking to fill more than one million vacant positions at the beginning of March 2022, according to Statistics Canada’s latest report on job vacancies, payroll, and earnings. The number of job vacancies in Canada reached a record-high of 1,012,900 in March, more than the previous record of 988,300 in September 2021. […]

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Express Entry applications to be processed within 6 months again

May 18, 2022 admin backlog, backlogs, cec, covid, covid-19, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration minister, pandemic, PNP, processing times, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Gabriel Dumitrascu| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 12:15:45 +0000

Prior to the pandemic, the Canadian government aimed to process most Express Entry immigration applications within six months. Due to the pandemic, however, applicants have had to wait much longer. Non-Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Express Entry applicants are waiting well over 20 months on average for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to finalize their […]

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Canada’s unemployment rate falls to all-time low of 5.2%

May 9, 2022 admin Canada, coronavirus, covid, Economy, labour force survey, labour market, LFS, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 12:30:40 +0000

Canada’s unemployment rate has fallen to a new all-time low once again. Statistics Canada reports it fell to 5.2 per cent in April, down from the previous record of 5.3 per cent that was set in March. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The unemployment rate for people aged 25 to 54 is […]

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