Manitoba has issued 589 invitations to apply in a new Canada immigration draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The June 1 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. A batch of 262 invitations with a lowest score of 607 went to Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates currently employed in Manitoba in one of the following major group occupations: 11 -...

Lower minimum Comprehensive Ranking System scores are the likely result of Canada’s move to introduce occupation-specific draws through the Express Entry immigration system. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced on May 31 that draws focusing on five broad fields would begin in summer 2023. Those fields – healthcare, STEM, trades, transport and agriculture – have been identified as having Canada’s most severe labour shortages. Immigration Minister...

For internationally-trained truck drivers who want to immigrate or temporarily work in Canada, Alberta has the second-highest number of job vacancies and so provides tremendous opportunity. In late May, the Job Bank federal job-hunting and career-planning website listed 802 job ads in Alberta for truckers, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 with the code 73300, and many employers were seeking...

Quebec is aiming to recruit early childhood educators due to the on-going shortage of people in the province to work in the field, with $7 million in spending. The money is to be invested over five years to support educational childcare services recruitment efforts by providing financial support to participants of the government-sponsored Journées Québec missions. Employers have previously told the provincial...

Courses in French will be offered to not only immigrants and those planning to move to Quebec but also to all Canadians over the age of 16 who live there via the Quebec immigration department’s new organization, Francisation Québec, starting Thursday June 1. The teaching of the French language will be conducted in classrooms and by distance education and even in workplaces....

Canada will begin targeting 82 jobs in healthcare, technology, trades, transport and agriculture through its Express Entry system this summer. It is a major change for the flagship selection system, which has previously conducted draws based on immigration programs. Candidates need at least six months of continuous work experience in Canada or abroad within the past three years in one of the occupations. The occupations listed...

Canada’s new draws aimed at specific occupations via its flagship Express Entry system will target truck drivers. Canada’s trucking industry has a chronic shortage of drivers. The federal government has responded by including the job as one of the 82 to be targeted by new Express Entry draws. Candidates need at least six months of continuous work experience in Canada or abroad within the past three years...

Ontario has more trucking jobs going begging for a want of qualified workers to fill them than anywhere else in Canada, making the country’s most populous province rife with opportunities for foreign nationals who want to work there. Job Bank, the federal government’s job-hunting and career-planning website, was listing 882 trucking jobs, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 with the code 73300,...

Canada’s flagship Express Entry immigration selection system will start new occupation-based draws this summer targeting 82 occupations in five fields. New draws will also target candidates with strong French language ability, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced on May 31. Occupations in the following fields will be targeted: healthcare science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions trades, such as carpenters, plumbers and contractors ...

British Columbia has issued at least 192 invitations in new draws through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The May 30 draws were split into two categories: general and targeted. In the general draw, which included tech occupations, 151 invitations were issued through five BC PNP streams for skilled workers and international graduates. Minimum scores ranged from 85...