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

March 25, 2023 admin 0 Comments 2022 population growth, Canada, canada immigration, canada population growth, foreign skilled workers, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, International students, IRCC, permanent residents, statistics canada, statscan

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

February 20, 2023 admin 2021 census, Canada, canada labour market, Economy, immigrant settlement distribution, immigration, PNP, provincial nominee program, statistics canada

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

February 8, 2023 admin birth rate, Canada, canada immigration, covid-19, Greece, immigration, population growth, statistics canada, United States, western world, workforce growth

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

January 18, 2023 admin 2021 census, Age, aging population, Canada, CRS, Express Entry, immigration, jobs, statistics canada, 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

January 11, 2023 admin Canada, employment, job vacancies, jobs, labour market, october 2022, pay, payroll employment, statistics canada, stats canada, statscan

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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Recent Canadian immigrants endured disproportionate economic strain due to COVID-19: Statistics Canada

December 5, 2022 admin analysis, Canada, canada employment, cerb, covid-19, economic outcomes, employment, immigrant employment, immigration, income, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:43:44 +0000

The economic contributions of Canadian immigrants cannot be understated. They are integral in helping lessen the impact of Canada’s shrinking natural labour force. At the same time, however, Canadian immigrants were disproportionately disadvantaged by the COVID-19 pandemic compared to this country’s Canadian-born population. Job loss due to pandemic lockdowns According to the new report from […]

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Ontario and Saskatchewan add 400,000 new jobs, as vacancies remain high

November 25, 2022 admin economic immigration, employment, Express Entry, hiring, industry analysis, job vacancies, jobs, Ontario, payroll employment, provincial nominee program, Saskatchewan, statistics, statistics canada, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:00:52 +0000

Across all sectors, job vacancies were up by 3.8% in September, to 994,800 vacant positions within Canada. The majority of these new job additions were in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The job vacancy rate (total number of vacant positions as a proportion of labour demand) increased to 5.7%., […]

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Express Entry candidates will be impacted by NOC changes implemented today

November 16, 2022 admin ESDC, Express Entry, immigration, IRCC, jobs, labour market, national occupational classification, noc, noc 2016, noc 2021, PNP, statistics canada, teer, tfwp, Work, Work Experience

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:00:17 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be transitioning to the 2021 version of the National Occupation Classification (NOC) system today, a change that has been in the works since the announcement on July 27. This move will cause shifts in eligibility for some of Canada’s 100+ immigration programs, including Express Entry. Discover if You […]

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How Indian students are changing the educational demographic of Canada

October 23, 2022 admin comprehensive ranking system, CRS, indian international students, indian students, International students, permanent residence, post-college credential programs, PR, settle, statistics canada, study

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:00:23 +0000

International students are changing the demographics of education in Canada, with Indian international students overwhelmingly leading the charge. Discover your options to study in Canada According to Statistics Canada’s September 12th report, the demand for post-college credential programs (PCC) (credentials typically requiring some other form of post-secondary education first to be eligible) has shot up […]

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Canada’s service sectors see employment growth as job vacancies remain steady

October 12, 2022 admin average weekly earnings, average weekly hours, benefits, earnings, general, hiring, hours, job vacancies, jobs, july 2022, labour market, pay, payroll employment, statistics canada, stats canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:00:07 +0000

Statistic Canada recently released their analysis of the July 2022 labour market. Canada continues to have record-breaking job vacancies, seeing 964,000 vacancies in July 2022. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Findings on job vacancies Job vacancies dropped by nearly 73,000 jobs in July 2022. However, overall job vacancies increased by over 130,000 […]

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