Immigrate To Canada As A Nurse Practitioner: All You Need To Know

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Immigrate To Canada As A Nurse Practitioner: All You Need To Know

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Nurse practitioners are playing an increasingly important role in the delivery of healthcare in Canada and the growing demand for them over the coming decade is expected to provide many opportunities for qualified foreign nationals to gain their permanent residence here through occupation-targeted Express Entry system draws.

“The nurse practitioner role has been increasingly recognized as part of a solution to Canada’s long-standing shortage of primary-care providers to improve access and wait times, particularly in underserved populations and communities,” note nurse practitioners Vanessa and Kathy Hardill on healthydebate.ca.

“Evidence demonstrates that nurse practitioners provide high-quality, efficient and cost-effective care valued by patients, families and other healthcare providers, yet the role remains vulnerable to shifting political contexts related to healthcare reform.”

With Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) changing Canada’s Express Entry system to allow it to target 82 jobs in healthcare, technology, trades, transport and agriculture this summer – including nurse practitioners – it opened the door to a new pathway to immigration for them.

The flagship Express Entry selection system had previously only conducted draws based on immigration programs, not by targeting specific occupations.

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Ottawa made the changes to help resolve serious labour shortages in Canada.

“Everywhere I go, I’ve heard loud and clear from employers across the country who are experiencing chronic labour shortages,” said then-Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.

“These changes to the Express Entry system will ensure that they have the skilled workers they need to grow and succeed.  We can also grow our economy and help businesses with labour shortages while also increasing the number of French-proficient candidates to help ensure the vitality of French-speaking communities.”

Across Canada, the Job Bank job-hunting and career-planning website listed 171 jobs for nurse practitioners in mid-October, with most of those jobs in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.

Job Bank gives its highest rating of very good to the job prospects for nurse practitioners in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario over the next three years and rates their job prospects as good in Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan.

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The career-planning website pegs the median hourly wage for nurse practitioners in Canada,  categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system with the code 31302, at $54,01 but that varies from a low of $30.18 right up to $63.

Based on a standard, 37.5-hour work week, that means these workers can expect to earn up to $122,850 per year.

Candidates hoping to immigrate through Express Entry occupation-targeted draws need at least six months of continuous work experience in Canada or abroad within the past three years in one of these occupations to be eligible, experience that can have been gained while working in Canada as temporary foreign workers with a work permits or as an international student with a student visa.

Provinces Have Already Been Holding Occupation-Specific Draws For Years

Under the changes announced at the end of May, the Express Entry streams, including the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, Federal Skilled Trades (FST) program and Canadian Experience Class (CEC), as well as parts of the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) are now more responsive to labour market needs.

Canada first signalled its intention to start occupation-specific draws through Express Entry in June last year, when changes were made to the Immigration, Refugee and Protection Act to allow invitations based on occupations and other attributes, such as language ability.

The majority of Canada’s provinces have been issuing occupation-specific invitations for several years.

Under the changes to the act, the immigration minister is required to consult provinces and territories, members of industry, unions, employers, workers, worker advocacy groups, settlement provider organizations, and immigration researchers and practitioners, before announcing new categories.

IRCC must also report to parliament each year on the categories that were chosen and the reason for the choices.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) says the number of occupations facing shortages doubled between 2019 and 2021. From 2018 to 2022, federal high skilled admissions accounted for between 34 and 40 per cent of overall French-speaking admissions outside Quebec, which manages its own immigration intake.

September See Further Fall In Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration Arrivals

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September See Further Fall In Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration Arrivals

The latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals the number of spouses and common-law partners immigrating to Canada under its spousal sponsorship program dipped again in September in tandem with another drop in total monthly immigration to the country.

In September, 4,710 newcomers became new permanent residents under the spousal sponsorship program, down 2.4 per cent or 115 new permanent residents, from the 4,825 in August.

The ninth month of the year, though, also saw an 8.5 per cent decline in total monthly immigration, down to 32,065 in September from 35,055 in August, which indicates spousal sponsorships dropped off less than total immigration that month.

By the end of September, Canada had welcomed 59,585 new permanent residents under the spousal sponsorship program.

That puts the country on track, provided the current levels of spousal sponsorship arrivals maintains itself, to welcome 79,447 spouses and common-law partners as permanent residents to Canada under the program by the end of the year.

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That level of spousal sponsorship immigration would be 23.9 per cent higher than the 64,140 new permanent residents who immigrated to Canada under that program last year.

After maintaining a level of 6,230 new permanent residents under the spousal sponsorship program for each of the months of June and July when total monthly immigration to Canada topped 40,000 new permanent residents, the level of spouses and common-law partners fell by 22.5 per cent in August.

That same month, total monthly immigration to Canada also fell by 13.8 per cent to 35,055 new permanent residents.

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The current projected level of spousal sponsorship immigration would be almost in line – although somewhat still above – with the target level set by Ottawa for spousal sponsorships for this year.

In its Immigration Levels Plan 2023 – 2025, Ottawa set an upper limit of 84,000 new permanent residents under programs to sponsor spouses, partners and children. The target for this year for that category of immigrants is 78,000 new permanent residents.

Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, saw the greatest number of arrivals under the spousal sponsorship program with 31,460 spouses making it their home in the first nine months of this year.

British Columbia Attracted The Second-Highest Number Of Spousal Sponsorships

The other provinces and territories attracted the following number of new permanent residents under the spousal sponsorship program during that period:

  • Newfoundland and Labrador – 145
  • Prince Edward Island – 100
  • Nova Scotia – 705
  • New Brunswick – 405
  • Quebec – 6,140
  • Manitoba – 1,625
  • Saskatchewan – 1,040
  • Alberta – 7,850
  • British Columbia – 9,995
  • Yukon – 70
  • Northwest Territories – 40
  • Nunavut – 10

When a Canadian citizen or permanent resident chooses to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner to immigrate to Canada, the sponsor must sign an undertaking, promising to give financial support for the sponsored person’s basic needs, including:

  • food, clothing, shelter and their needs for everyday living, and;
  • dental care, eye care and other health needs not covered by public health services.

This agreement cannot be cancelled, even if:

  • the person sponsored becomes a Canadian citizen;
  • the couple divorces, separates or the relationship breaks down;
  • either the sponsor or the sponsored spouse or common-law partner moves to another province or country, or;
  • the sponsor experiences financial problems.

EI Payments Considered Income For Sponsor Of Spouse

Maternity, parental and sickness benefits paid under the Employment Insurance Act in Canada are all considered income and contribute to allowing a person to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner but other payments from the government, such as employment insurance and federal training allowances, are not considered income.

On its website, IRCC provides estimates of the current processing times for various types of applications, including spousal sponsorships.

According to that website, the current processing time for sponsorship applications for spouses or common-law partners currently outside the country and planning to live outside of Quebec is now down to 13 months, a considerable improvement over the 20-month processing time last year.

That estimated processing time includes:

  • the time needed to provide biometrics;
  • the assessment of the sponsor and the person being sponsored, and;
  • the time immigration officials need to ensure the sponsor and his or her spouse or common-law partner meet the eligibility requirements.

New Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Draw Invites 13 Canada Immigration Candidates

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New Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Draw Invites 13 Canada Immigration Candidates

Saskatchewan immigration has issued 13 invitations in a new Entrepreneur stream draw through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

The November 2 draw required a minimum score of 115 and an average score of 130 points.

Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Stream 2023 Draws

Date Lowest score Average score Highest score Number of invitations
November 115 130 155 13
September 105 115 140 23
July 105 110 125 35
May 100 105 125 34
March 80 95 135 54
January 80 90 130 50

Saskatchewan prioritizes three selection factors to separate candidates with the same score on the Entrepreneur stream points grid.

The three factors, in order of priority, are:

  1. Official language ability.
  2. Those with businesses planned for a key economic sector.
  3. Completion of an exploratory visit.

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The Saskatchewan immigration Entrepreneur stream is a three-stage process:

  1. Expression of interest
  2. Invitation to submit application
  3. Nomination

The expression of interest must meet the following minimum entry requirements:

  • Minimum net worth of $500,000 legally acquired.
  • Minimum of three years of entrepreneurial or relevant management experience.
  • Investment of at least $300,000 in Regina or Saskatoon, or $200,000 in any other Saskatchewan area.

Candidates enter a pool where they receive a score. The top scoring candidates are invited to submit an application.

Applications must include:

  • Business Establishment Plan confirming figures in expression of interest, and including at least one third ownership of a company in Saskatchewan, unless investment is $1 million or higher.
  • Commitment to be active in day-to-day management of business.
  • Creation of two or more jobs for Canadian citizens or permanent residents if the business is located in Regina or Saskatoon.

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