Statistics Canada: Nearly 60% of Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals employed in their field of study in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:00:47 +0000

A recent report by Statistics Canada shows that 58% of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) in Canada who trained to become nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and dentists were working in their field. It said that among the 259,694 IEHPs in Canada, 76% were employed (compared to 80% of Canadian-educated healthcare professionals). This data includes IEHPs those […]

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Study: Canada home to almost 1 million temporary residents

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:00:22 +0000

On June 20th, Statistic Canada released a study titled “Non-permanent residents in Canada: a portrait of a growing population from the 2021 Census”. The study looks at characteristics of non-permanent residents by their reason for temporary residence in Canada, based on results from the 2021 Census of Population. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian […]

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Average hourly wages in Canada continue to rise for both salaried and hourly employees

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 13:00:24 +0000

According to recently released data from Statistics Canada (StatsCan), both salaried and hourly employees in Canada saw their average hourly wages rise in February 2023. On average, across the country, salaried employees saw their month-over-month wages increase from $42.37 to $42.58 between January and February 2023. The same is true for employees paid on an […]

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Where can I move in Canada and still be connected to a big city?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:00:23 +0000

At the start of 2023, Statistics Canada revealed its updated Index of Remoteness (IOR), a study that looked to establish a “remoteness” score to every habitable place in Canada. Learn more about Canadian immigration and discover your options The study assessed different kinds of “Census Subdivisions (CSD)” i.e.: Cities, Municipalities, Villages, Townships, etc.—across Canada—to determine […]

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How Canadians are celebrating Passover

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:00:16 +0000

Canada is proud to be multicultural and the home to newcomers of diverse religious beliefs and backgrounds. Under the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Canadians, regardless of their immigration status, are guaranteed freedom of thought, belief, and expression. Similarly, the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the ground of religion, as does […]

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How immigration helped Canada set a new population growth record in 2022

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:00:51 +0000

According to recent data from Statistics Canada, the country’s total population is estimated to be over 39.5 million (as of January 1, 2023). This means that, for the first time ever, Canada’s population grew by over one million people in a single year. This comes as Canada experienced a record-high population growth of 1,050,110 people […]

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How Canada may benefit from a broader immigrant settlement distribution

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Canada is a country where immigrants have historically settled in three primary locations – Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. In 2021, 29.5% of recent Canadian immigrants — those who came to Canada between 2016 and 2021 — landed in Toronto while 12.2% settled in Montreal and a shade less than that (11.7%) decided to call Vancouver […]

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Why birth rates are low in Canada and much of the Western world

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:15 +0000

Birth rates are low in much of the western world. For instance, in the United States of America, “the [national] birth rate has fallen by 20%” over the last 15 years. Elsewhere, Greece has seen a 30% decline in births since 2008. Canada is in a similar situation. Canada’s fertility rate currently falls short of […]

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Age of most recent immigrants signals hopeful future for Canada’s workforce

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:54 +0000

According to Statistics Canada, “the working-age population [in Canada] — persons aged 15 to 64 — has never been older”. What’s happening with Canada’s working population? In fact, more than 20% of people that Canada categorizes as being of working age are between the ages of 55 and 64, which suggests that they are close […]

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Canadian job vacancies down more than 44,000 in October 2022

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:00:53 +0000

On December 22, Statistics Canada released its latest monthly report on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies for October 2022. The section of this report that addresses national job vacancies revealed that Canada hit a 15-month low in total job vacancies in October. Total job vacancies down to 871,300 across Canada Job vacancies […]

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