New Express Entry Draw Sees 1,140 Candidates Invited

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New Express Entry Draw Sees 1,140 Candidates Invited

Canada immigration news: A major new Express Entry draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program saw the province issue 1,140 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled worker candidates. 

The July 27 draw saw LAAs issued through a single MPNP streams.

That stream was Manitoba Express Entry, with a minimum score of 557.

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Manitoba stated that all 1,140 candidates had valid Express Entry IDs and job seeker validation codes.

For detailed requirements of the Express Entry stream featured in this draw, please see below.

This was the 122nd draw in the history of the MPNP.

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Stream Sub-Stream Letters of Advice to Apply Score of Lowest Ranked Candidate
Skilled Workers Overseas Manitoba Express Entry 1,140 557

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How Do I Qualify For The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream?

The Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream (SWM) is based on the specific needs of Manitoba employers. SWM selects foreign-trained workers with the required skills and nominates them for Canada permanent residence. The stream prioritizes candidates with a strong attachment to Manitoba, with two pathways to Manitoba immigration.

a) Manitoba Work Experience Pathway

For applicants currently working in Manitoba on temporary work permits, through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or as international graduates from any province. Candidates do not need to be working in In-Demand Occupations.

b) Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway

For applicants from overseas with job offers from approved Manitoba employers.

How Do I Qualify For The Skilled Worker Overseas Stream?

The Skilled Worker Overseas Stream (SWO) includes both a dedicated Canada Express Entry Pathway and a direct provincial pathway.

It is aimed at international skilled workers with skills and training in Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations. Priority is given to applicants and spouses with close family connections, plus the language proficiency, training and experience to find jobs quickly.

a) Manitoba Express Entry Pathway

For international candidates eligible under another MPNP stream, who also meet Express Entry criteria and have an active Express Entry profile. Candidates need skills, training and experience in one of Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations, and a strong family connection to the province.

b) Human Capital Pathway

For international skilled workers with skills, training and experience in one of Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations. Candidates must demonstrate potential to find employment soon after they arrive in Manitoba.

What Are The Requirements For the International Education Stream?

The International Education Stream (IES) is dedicated to international graduates from Manitoba colleges and universities. Under IES, candidates are no longer required to work for six months in their field before applying for an MPNP nomination. It has three pathways:

1) Career Employment Pathway  

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Completed a one-year or longer course from an eligible post-secondary Manitoba institution within three years of submission of application.
  • Have a full-time job offer in a Manitoba In-Demand occupation related to the completed degree
  • Resident of Manitoba

2) Graduate Internship Pathway

Masters and Doctoral degree holders who have completed Mitacs Accelerate or Elevate internships can apply for nomination through internships even without a job offer in the province.

3) Student Entrepreneur Pathway

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Completed a two-year or longer course from an eligible post-secondary Manitoba institution
  • Six months business operation experience in Manitoba
  • Resident of Manitoba since graduation.
  • No specific minimum personal net worth requirement

Ontario Immigration Targets 18 Jobs With 1,031 NOIs In New Express Entry Draw

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Ontario Immigration Targets 18 Jobs With 1,031 NOIs In New Express Entry Draw

Canada immigration news: Ontario immigration has targeted 18 occupations with 1,031 Notifications of Interest in a new draw through the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream.

The July 27 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw saw NOIs issued to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores between 458 and 467 points.

Candidates were required to have submitted Express Entry profiles between July 27, 2020 and July 27, 2021 to qualify.

The draw targeted National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes for jobs in finance, advertising, sales, human resources and healthcare.

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Express Entry Human Capital Priorities: Targeted Occupations For Latest Draw

  • NOC 0114 – Other administrative services managers
  • NOC 0122 – Banking, credit and other investment managers
  • NOC 0124 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
  • NOC 0125 – Other business services managers
  • NOC 0211 – Engineering managers
  • NOC 0311 – Managers in health care
  • NOC 0601 – Corporate sales managers
  • NOC 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers
  • NOC 0711 – Construction managers
  • NOC 0731 – Managers in transportation
  • NOC 0911 – Manufacturing managers
  • NOC 1121 – Human resources professionals
  • NOC 1122 – Professional occupations in business management consulting
  • NOC 2161 – Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
  • NOC 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • NOC 3211 – Medical laboratory technologists
  • NOC 3231 – Opticians
  • NOC 3233 – Licensed practical nurses

Ontario Express Entry: Human Capital Priorities Stream

The OINP issues periodic Notifications of Interest (NOI) throughout the year.

This stream is designed for skilled workers who wish to live and work in Ontario, and who have proven skills and abilities to successfully establish themselves in the province.

To qualify under this stream, applicants must have:

  • Ongoing profile under the Federal Express Entry system and be qualified for either the FSWP or the CEC.
  • Hold minimum of 1-year of full time, or full-time equivalent work experience under NOC occupation level 0, A or B, in the past five years if applying under the FSWP or in the past three years if applying under CEC.
  • Hold the equivalent of a Canadian Bachelors degree or higher.
  • Show language proficiency of minimum CLB/NCLC level 7 in English or in French.
  • Intention to reside in the province of Ontario.
  • Residing with legal status in Canada, if applicable.
  • Proof of required settlement funds.
  • Minimum Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System score as determined by director under periodic draws.

Application process

Ontario will select eligible applicants from the Express Entry Pool. Candidates must:

  1. Meet the eligibility criteria for the HCP stream AND
  2. Meet the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score.

The application for nomination must be submitted within 45 calendar days from the NOI. An application fee of $1,500 is due at this time.

If the application is approved, the candidate will receive a nomination certificate and 600 points under their Express Entry profile.

British Columbia Targets IT Jobs With 59 Invitations In New BC PNP Tech Draw

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British Columbia Targets IT Jobs With 59 Invitations In New BC PNP Tech Draw

Canada immigration news: British Columbia immigration has targeted 29 IT occupations in a new BC PNP Tech draw, issuing 59 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates.

The July 27 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. 

Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were:

  • SI – Skilled Worker
  • SI – International Graduate
  • EEBC – Skilled Worker
  • EEBC – International Graduate

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Did You Get Invited in the Latest B.C. Immigration Draw?

Date Category Minimum Score Invitations Issued
27-July-21 SI – Skilled Worker 80 Total: 59
  SI – International Graduate 80
  EEBC – Skilled Worker 80
  EEBC – International Graduate 80

Source: www.welcomebc.ca

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The BC PNP Tech Pilot has been renamed BC PNP Tech and converted to a permanent immigration stream. It was initially launched in 2017. It has a list of 29 target occupations with relaxed duration requirements.

BC PNP draws aimed specifically at technology workers started in May 2017. The province has a thriving technology industry with some big names of the tech world basing themselves in Canada’s westernmost province.

What Are The BC PNP Tech Job Requirements?

  • Job offer must be for one of the 29 targeted occupations (see below)
  • Job offer must be for at least one-year duration
  • Job offer must be valid for at least 120 days at time of application

What Are The 29 Target Occupations Under BC PNP Tech?

NOC Code Job Title
0131 Telecommunication carriers’ managers
0213 Computer and information systems managers
0512 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
2131 Civil engineers
2132 Mechanical engineers
2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
2134 Chemical engineers
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
2172 Database analysts and data administrators
2173 Software engineers and designers
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2175 Web designers and developers
2221 Biological technologists and technicians
2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2242 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
2281 Computer network technicians
2282 User support technicians
2283 Information systems testing technicians
5121 Authors and writers
5122 Editors
5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
5224 Broadcast technicians
5225 Audio and video recording technicians
5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
5226 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade

A coveted provincial nomination effectively guarantees selection under the Canada Express Entry System, worth 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.

Canada Welcomes 35,600 PRs in June, Confident of Hitting 401,000 Immigration Target

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Canada Welcomes 35,600 PRs in June, Confident of Hitting 401,000 Immigration Target

Canada immigration news: Canada had only welcomed just over a third of the new permanent residents in the first six months that Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino wants to let in this year. Despite that shortfall, the immigration minister still maintains this year’s immigration target will be met.

“Against all odds, Canada continues to lead the world in immigration,” Mendicino reportedly told The Globe and Mail earlier this month. “We are going to make good on our commitment to land 401,000 new permanent residents.”

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Ottawa’s own figures, though, show the country only welcomed 108,730 new permanent residents in the first five months of this year. According to the national daily newspaper, Canada welcomed another 35,600 into the country in June, bringing the total for the first half of the year to 144,330.

That’s just under 36 per cent of the 2021 target of 401,000. 

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Canada Needs To Admit Record Numbers Of Immigrants To Hit Target

That means Ottawa would still need to approve 256,670 applications for permanent residents to meet its immigration target for this year, or more than 42,778 new permanent residents every month for the rest of the year. 

Since the start of 2015, Canadian immigration officials have never even come close to hitting those kinds of numbers of new permanent residents per month, or 33.5 per cent less than it would take to hit this year’s target.

The highest number of new permanent residents approved to Canada in a single month came last year, in July, when Ottawa let in 36,615 new permanent residents.

In 2019, the last full year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada and led to border closures and public health restrictions, Canadian immigration officials were approving an average of 28,431 new permanent residents into the country every month.

The country’s 2021‒2023 Immigration Levels Plan has set immigration targets of about one per cent of the Canadian population for three years starting in 2021. That’s 401,000 permanent residents this year, 411,000 in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023.

The federal government’s previous plan set targets of 351,000 in 2021 and 361,000 in 2022.

This is not the first time the immigration minister has doubled down on his claim Canada will meet its immigration target this year.

“I am confident that we are doing everything we can to meet that target and we will meet that target and the reason it is important to hit that target is because immigrants create jobs … and allow us to meet our workforce needs,” he said in May.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has also undertaken several measures to boost immigration. 

In one draw, the IRCC slashed the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores, resulting in five times as many Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued as usual. 

Ottawa then followed that up by launching six new pathways to permanent residency for temporary foreign workers and international grads. The cap on anglophone applicants under three of those new steams was 90,000 but there is no cap on the number of francophone and bilingual candidates.

New Pathways Help Open Up Canada To New Immigrants

The new pathways to permanent residency opened up a broad category of occupations deemed essential, including many in such areas as manufacturing and food processing that are often low-paying and not always regarded as all that important.

The big unknowns for Canadian immigration in the second half of this year will be the possibility of a fourth wave of COVID-19 and its impact given the rising level of vaccination across the country – and the re-opening of the Canadian border.

Under a phased re-opening plan, Ottawa’s first step on Aug. 9 will be to allow into the country American citizens and Canadian permanent residents who are currently residing in the United States and have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to entering Canada for non-essential travel.

Then, on Sept. 7, provided COVID-19 case counts remain low, Canada’s borders will re-open to any fully vaccinated travellers who have completed the full course of vaccination with a Government of Canada-accepted vaccine at least 14 days prior to entering Canada and who meet any specific entry requirements.

“We look forward to welcoming fully-vaccinated Americans shortly, followed by travellers from the rest of the world in early September,” said Mendicino. 

“Not only will this make a big difference for Canada’s travel and tourism industry and all those whose jobs depend on it, it will also make it easier for those with a Confirmation of Permanent Residence letter to come to Canada and play a role in our recovery from the pandemic.”

Applications Paused For British Columbia Entrepreneur Stream Category

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Applications Paused For British Columbia Entrepreneur Stream Category

Canada immigration news: Applications have been paused for the base category of British Columbia’s Entrepreneur Stream while the province ponders its next steps in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on B.C.’s economy, the temporary pause allows us to review the (Entrepreneur Immigration) – base category to ensure it continues to meet its objectives to support government priorities and economic recovery, and prepare prospective applicants for the greatest chance of success,” the provincial government announced Tuesday. 

“We will post an update early in 2022 to notify people when registrations will likely resume.”

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That base category of the Entrepreneur Stream has existed in its current form since 2015. Under it, foreign entrepreneurs can get a permanent residence by owning and managing a new business or buying an existing one in British Columbia.

The province stopped taking applications on July 19, the day it made the announcement. 

Applications Already Submitted Will Be Processed

The pause in applications to the base category of the Entrepreneur Stream does not affect any applications already in the system. They remain active and will continue to be processed through to final decisions. 

But those applications do have an expiry date. And no one whose application in the base category expires will be allowed to submit a new one during the pause.

The registration pause does not apply to the:

  • Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot category, which was recently extended to March 2024;
  • Strategic Projects category, which supports international companies to set up a presence in B.C. and support senior staff for permanent residence, or;
  • any of the Skills Immigration categories. They remain open.

British Columbia’s decision to take a break from accepting applications under the base category of its Entrepreneur Stream comes as the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be winding down in Canada and the country prepares to re-open its borders.

Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program: All You Need To Know

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Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program: All You Need To Know

Canada immigration news: Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their parents and grandparents for permanent residence through Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program.

Canada currently targets 23,500 new permanent residents per year through the program, according to the immigration levels plan announced in October 2020.

More recently, Canada announced it would accept an extra 30,000 applications for the PGP in 2021, bringing the total accept this year up to 40,000, with 10,000 that were delayed from 2020 due to COVID-19.

The extra 30,000 places will be selected at random from the interest to sponsor forms submitted for the 2020 intake. A new window for the submission of forms is not expected this year.

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To qualify, the Canadian citizen or permanent resident who wishes to bring in their parent or grandparent must first meet the requirements to become a sponsor.

Requirements include a minimum income level, as well as an undertaking to be financially responsible for the parent or grandparent for 20 years after the date they become a permanent resident of Canada.

Parents and Grandparents Program: Process

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates a lottery system for the PGP.

Citizens and permanent residents must submit an Interest to Sponsor form, before being placed in a pool. 

IRCC makes random draws from the pool and issues Invitations to Apply.

The sponsors and their parents and grandparents then have 60 days to submit a full application.

Who Is Eligible To Sponsor Parents Or Grandparents?

Sponsors must:

  • Be at least 18 years old.
  • Live in Canada.
  • Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act.
  • Have enough money to support those they want to sponsor by meeting minimum income requirements for the previous three years. Candidates can include a co-signer in their application, allowing the combined income to be considered.

Sponsors must also:

  • Agree to financially support the parent or grandparent for 20 years from the date they are approved for permanent residence.
  • Reimburse the government for any social assistance paid out to the parent or grandparent during that time.

Sponsors Who Live In Quebec

Sponsors who live in Quebec must meet the Quebec immigration sponsorship requirements after being approved as a sponsor by IRCC. The Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) also assess the sponsor’s income and requires an undertaking to be signed.

Parents and Grandparents Program: Who Can Be Sponsored?

  • Citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their own parents and grandparents, related by blood or adoption.
  • In cases of divorce or separation, the spouses or common-law partners of parents and grandparents are also eligible.
  • A sponsor’s brothers and sisters, or half brothers and sisters, are only eligible if they qualify as dependent children.
  • More than one person or couple can be sponsors if the financial requirements are met.

Parents and Grandparents Super Visa

Those not successful in the PGP process should consider the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa, which allows a parent or grandparent to visit Canada for up to two years at a time. A super visa allows multiple entries for up to 10 years.

Quebec Experience Program (PEQ): Spouses Much Now Show French-Language Proficiency

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Quebec Experience Program (PEQ): Spouses Much Now Show French-Language Proficiency

Canada immigration news: A new requirement for spouses of applicants under Quebec’s Programme de l’expérience québécoise – known as the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) – to be able to speak basic French has come into force.

Quebec announced in July last year it was making changes to the PEQ. Among them was the requirement that spouses and common-law partners of applicants for immigration or permanent residence would have to demonstrate a Level 4 proficiency on its Échelle québécoise des compétences en français.

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But the francophone province hit the pause button on that requirement last year to give anyone who did not have that level of French proficiency to take a course.

“An interim measure allowed for a delay of one year to the application of this requirement of this level of French for spouses or common-law partners in order to provide them with the time needed to take French-language training,” noted Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) in a statement.

“This requirement can be met … through the free French-language courses offered by the ministry, which are offered either full-time or part-time.”

The new requirement took effect on July 22. The Quebec immigration department did not specify in its release what penalties there maybe for those who fail to demonstrate that level of French proficiency.

The changes that came down last year saw new work experience requirements introduced for international students and an increase in work experience requirements for temporary foreign workers.

The admissible occupation levels for temporary workers were also changed at that time.

Under the Increased work experience requirement that came down last year:

  • temporary workers were required to have 24 months of full-time work experience during the 48 months preceding their request for permanent selection, and;
  • Quebec graduates were required to have 12 or 24 months of full-time work experience to qualify for the PEQ. Mandatory internships as part of study programs were to count up to a maximum of three months of full-time work. For holders of a vocational diploma, the work experience requirement was to be 18 months.

The applicants were also required to show proof of their French-language proficiency. Certificates from advanced intermediate level French courses offered in Quebec through educational institutions would no longer be admissible as proof of knowledge of French.

The PEQ is a simplified, fast-track process leading to permanent residence for the two categories of applicants. The program allows international students and temporary foreign workers to apply for permanent residence from within Quebec, after completing a period of qualified work or approved studies.

Here’s How Much You Can Make As A Specialist Physician In Canada

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Here’s How Much You Can Make As A Specialist Physician In Canada

Even in the rarified world of doctors’ salaries, there are those who do better financially than their colleagues who went into other specialties. 

In its Physicians in Canada, 2019 report released last year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information provides the amount of money paid to each specialty in the medical field in Canada. 

The big money is made by surgeons. In Ontario, surgical specialists were making roughly 42 per cent more than other medical specialists and 57.7 per cent more than family doctors in the 2018 – 2019 fiscal year. 

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During that time period, the average gross clinical payment per family medicine physician ranged from $217,000 in Newfoundland and Labrador to $310,000 in Ontario.

The average medical specialist’s income ranged from $283,000 in Nova Scotia to $404,000 in Quebec. And the average gross clinical payment per surgical specialist ranged from $400,000 in Nova Scotia to $512,000 in Manitoba.

Here are the Top 15 Jobs For Medical Doctors In Canada, ranked from the highest to lower-paying specialties. All of these jobs fall under National Occupational Classification (NOC) code 3111 for specialist physicians, apart from family medicine, which falls under 3112.

  1. Ophthalmologist

Fixing people’s eyes lets ophthalmologists see more of the green than any other medical specialty in Canada. These medical doctors get an average of $791,000 in gross clinical payments. 

With the aging of the population, this already-competitive field is going to see demand explode over the coming decade. 

“The labour shortage conditions seen in recent years are expected to persist into the 2019-2028 period, and could even become more acute as the projected number of job openings is expected to be substantially larger than the projected number of job seekers over that period,” notes the Canadian government’s Jobbank.ca website.

  1. Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Surgery of any kind is not for the squeamish and literally holding a person’s heart in your hands takes a special kind of both skill and temperament not possessed by many people. 

Cardiothoracic surgeons in Canada get paid an average of $588,000 per year because of their education, steady hands, and nerves of steel. 

Unfortunately, almost half of these specialists are more than 65 years old and so many of them will soon be retiring and this will drive up demand for those with these abilities to do the job.

  1. Neurosurgeon

You know your job is pretty tricky and that it requires a lot of education and skill when it’s actually part of a popular saying to indicate how difficult something is: “Well, it’s not brain surgery!”

For neurosurgeons, their job literally is brain surgery. And it allows them to earn an average of $558,000 per year. Demand for neurosurgeons is growing in Canada, ensuring that recent grads specializing in this field can be almost guaranteed to find very good-paying jobs after school

  1. Urologist

When something goes wrong “down there”, it’s often a job for the urologist, the medical specialty that treats urinary tract diseases in men and women – and the reproductive tract in men. 

That sometimes means surgery to remove a cancer or fix a blockage in the urinary tract, not something most people particularly enjoy contemplating. For doing that work, urologists get paid an average of $500,000 per year in Canada.

  1. General surgeon

A general surgeon is the medical specialist who handles pre and post-operative care, particularly for those needing neck or pediatric surgery. They handle surgical critical care, surgical oncology, trauma and burns, transplants and vascular surgery. 

This is the medical professional depicted in just about every TV show set in a hospital with an operating room. They get paid $466,000 per year on average.

  1. Otolaryngologist

Think ear, nose, and throat specialist. 

Otolaryngologists deal with the sinuses, pharynx, larynx, oral cavity, neck, thyroid, salivary glands, bronchial tubes and the esophagus and also handle cosmetic surgery related to the head and neck region.

Their average annual income is $444,000.

  1. Orthopaedic surgeon

Anyone who has ever had a nasty fall and broken a bone has been grateful for the skills of an orthopaedic surgeon, probably the coolest of all the medical specialties. 

These are medical specialists who diagnose and treat problems with bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. A lot of orthopaedists are generalists, but others specialize in certain areas of the body and will focus on things like hip and knee replacements.

They earn $438,000 per year on average in Canada.

  1. Anesthetist 

Going under the knife or suffering due a serious medical condition? A good anesthetist can quickly become your new best friend. 

Anesthesiology is that branch of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain for patients undergoing surgery and the relief of pain. Too little or the wrong combination of meds and the patient can be in a world of pain. Too much and the patient might never wake up. 

This is where science meets art meets human compassion. It takes a fine touch – and a lot of knowledge. Anesthetists make an average yearly income of $437,000.

  1. Plastic surgeon

Despite the glamour of the plastic surgeon’s lifestyle portrayed on American TV shows, these medical specialists are in the middle of the pack of the top-earning medical professions in Canada where they earn an average of $394,000 per year. 

Best known in popular culture for their cosmetic procedures, plastic surgeons also perform a wide variety of reconstructive procedures on almost every part of the body and greatly help people lead better lives. Think children born with deformities or women recovering from breast cancer or burn victims. 

  1. Obstetrician-gynecologist

OB-GYNs are doctors specializing in women’s health issues, including menstruation, childbirth, and menopause. Most of them work in private practice and earn an average of $392,000 per year in Canada.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, these medical professionals were instrumental in flagging the extra risks to pregnant women who contracted the illness.

“Pregnant women … who have COVID-19 appear more likely to develop respiratory complications requiring intensive care than women …  who aren’t pregnant,” wrote Dr. Jennifer Blake, chief executive officer of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, in April this year.

“Providing ventilator support in pregnancy is more challenging, and the risks are greater to both mother and child,” she wrote. “Pregnant women …  with COVID-19 are more likely to have a premature birth and caesarean delivery, and their babies are more likely to be admitted to a neonatal unit.”

  1. Dermatologist

Say “dermatologist” and most people immediately think of someone treating skin blemishes. But that’s only a tiny part of that these medical professionals do. They actually treat more than 3,000 diseases. 

They are specialists dealing with, yes, your skin but also your hair, nails, and your mouth, nose and eyelids’ mucous membranes. 

In Canada, they earn an average of $385,000 per year. 

  1. Pediatrician

Taking care of the tiniest of patients, pediatricians handle a huge number of medical conditions. They care for infants from before birth and then right through to the teen year in many cases. 

Not surprisingly, then, many of them further specialize into such areas as child abuse, pediatric oncology or cardiology, adolescent medicine, or neonatal-perinatal care. 

They earn an average of $296,000 per year in Canada.

  1. Physiatrist

These medical doctors are the experts in physical medicine and rehabilitation and treat a wide variety of conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles.

When someone has suffered a serious injury, these are the doctors that will help with their rehabilitation. 

Physiatrists’  average annual salary in Canada is $289,000.

  1. Psychiatrist

Using medication, psychological therapies and social treatments, psychiatrists diagnose and help patients with mental illnesses, emotional and behavioural disorders. 

According to the Canadian Psychiatric Association, there are about 4,770 psychiatrists in Canada and the demand for them continues to outstrip the number of these professionals available to handle the case load, with many regions in the country lacking what are considered adequate psychiatric services.

The average salary for a psychiatrist is $282,000 in Canada.

  1. Family Medicine

The family doctor that is the front-line medical professional for just about everything that commonly affects anyone is currently the lowest-paid of the top-grossing medical specialties in Canada.

Although the total number of doctors in Canada is growing faster than the country’s population – and has been growing faster than the population for many years – many people in Canada still do not have a family doctor. The demand for these medical professionals is extremely high, particularly in rural areas.

Family doctors in Canada earn an average of $280,000 per year, just a tad over a third the income of an ophthalmologist.  

Toronto A Magnet For High-Skilled Tech Workers: Report

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Toronto A Magnet For High-Skilled Tech Workers: Report

Canada immigration news: A study released by a leading commercial real estate firm reveals Toronto is a magnet for attracting some of the brightest tech workers in North America.

In its 2021 Scoring Tech Talent report, CBRE again places Toronto high among the top cities for the tech sector. In the last five years, Toronto attracted 81,200 tech jobs and produced 26,338 tech degrees, meaning it attracted a net of 54,862 tech workers.

The CBRE report calls that the city’s “brain gain”.

“That shouldn’t be a surprise, given how much Toronto relies on international immigration,” said Marc Meehan, the CBRE’s director of research in Canada.

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Among the 50 North American cities in the annual ranking, Ottawa placed 10th, Vancouver 11th and Montreal once again came in at 16. The Waterloo region was ranked 21st, Calgary 28th, Quebec City 34th and Edmonton 38th. 

Toronto placed fourth in the ranking, making it once again the top city in Canada for information technology (IT) jobs. 

International job seekers looking for the best place to land jobs in IT would do well by checking out opportunities in those cities. 

“These locations possess the strongest combination of attributes that the technology sector requires to flourish including, and most importantly, a high concentration of tech employment,” reports CBRE Research.

Global Talent Stream a Fast Track Work Permit Pathway For Tech Workers

There are many pathways for highly-skilled tech workers to gain permanent residency in Canada, including the Global Talent Stream (GTS) of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) under which Canadian work permits and visa applications are processed within two weeks.  

In the past year, many North American IT industry watchers in the United States have been casting a wistful glance at Canada’s immigration processes and wishing they had the means to attract tech workers as easily as Canadian tech companies.

Canada’s open-door policy and easy access for tech workers is one of the reasons retail giant Amazon has recently announced it will hire 1,800 new corporate and tech employees in Canada this year alone to support its AWS, Alexa, Amazon advertising, and retail and operations technology teams in Vancouver and Toronto.

The tech-driven retailer, whose business is booming due to pandemic-fueled online shopping, already has more than 1,500 positions posted on amazon.jobs for:

  • software development managers;
  • senior software development managers;
  • software development engineers;
  • senior software development engineers;
  • data engineers;
  • program managers;
  • cloud computing solutions architects;
  • sales and marketing executives, and more.

“Amazon is proud to create good jobs that provide opportunities for employees to develop new skills and grow their careers while innovating on behalf of customers,” said Jesse Dougherty, Amazon vice-president and Vancouver site lead.

In its 2021 report, the research arm of CBRE used 13 metrics to measure each market’s depth, vitality and attractiveness to tech employers and potential employees, including the availability of talent, quality of labour and gross operating costs.

Halifax Showing Great Promise

Smaller cities tend to not make it into the top 50 markets due to the criteria set out by technology companies when choosing a site. In an attempt to provide a glimpse of how those smaller cities measure up, the CBRE also ranks the next 25 emerging tech markets, using a different set of criteria.

On that list, Halifax ranked seventh and London 10th.

“Larger markets do have an edge and that’s reflected in the site selection processes of many Canadian tech companies, but that’s not the end-all and be-all,” said Meehan.

The Waterloo region, which was ranked first on the emerging 25 list last year, is in the top 50 this year. Halifax is expected to do the same next year.

“They have a really good growth number on a five-year basis,” said Christina Cattana, the CBRE’s manager of research in Canada. 

“They grew by 24 per cent over the last year and they’re home to the Atlantic super-cluster for tech. There’s a lot of good stuff happening there right now.”

Why Canada International Students Should Get Healthcare Benefits and Settlement Services

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Why Canada International Students Should Get Healthcare Benefits and Settlement Services

Two immigration experts claim Ottawa’s latest moves to help international students are not enough and the country should do more to make life easier for them.

“Canada should consider expanding universal healthcare coverage to include international students, placing caps on tuition fees for international students, and expanding the eligibility criteria for federally funded settlement services to include international students,” wrote Sara Asalya, founder and executive director of the Newcomer Students’ Association, and Alka Kumar, a research fellow at Ryerson University’s Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, in the Toronto Star earlier this month.

In a column on July 8, Asalya and Kumar acknowledged that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made important moves to help international students this year. 

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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many international students became anxious about their status in Canada. Under the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) program, they have to complete a full year of work before they can apply for permanent residency. 

But the economic blow dealt by public health restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 shut down a lot of restaurants, hotels and stores. Many international students found themselves out of work. 

That threatened their status and prospects of being able to remain in Canada as permanent residents.

Immigration Minister Offers Open Work Permits

In January, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino kicked off the new year by offering a lifeline to those international students facing exactly that situation.

He offered PGWP holders the chance to qualify for an Open Work Permit so they could gather the experience they needed to qualify for permanent residence.

Candidates with a PGWP that expired on or after Jan. 30, 2020, and were still in Canada, were given six months to apply for an Open Work Permit to help them continue to seek the work experience they need to qualify to stay in Canada long-term.

“This new policy means that young students from abroad who have studied here can stay and find work, while ensuring that Canada meets the urgent needs of our economy for today and tomorrow,” Mendicino said. 

“Our message to international students and graduates is simple: we don’t just want you to study here, we want you to stay here.”

International Students Allowed To Complete 100% of Studies Online

The IRCC has also relaxed its rules about studying online, allowing international students who could not come to Canada due to the border closures the opportunity complete 100 per cent of their studies online and still be able to get a PGWP.

But Asalya and Kumar maintain Canada should do even more for international students, even though Canada is already one of the top destinations in the world for international students. 

“Our governments should also provide additional funding to colleges and universities to make it easier for international students to access better institutional support,” wrote Asalya and Kumar in the Toronto Star. 

“Decades of government cuts to post-secondary funding (have) arguably made these institutions far too reliant on international tuition fees.

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“International students are a diverse group: Their cultural contexts, economic backgrounds, enrolment status and intersectionality are all factors that shape their needs and aspirations, so government policies should be flexible. And though they want to contribute to Canada, these students can’t just be seen as cash cows. They need holistic support services, as well as responsive and inclusive policies, to fully support their transition and permanent settlement in Canada.”

In a typical year, more than 400,000 international students come to Canadian colleges and universities with a Canadian study permit and gain valuable work experience at the same time. Upon graduation, many of them get a post-graduation work permit and then apply for permanent residence in Canada through the Express Entry program.

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