Points are awarded based on the following attributes:
Level and field of education and where they completed their studies.
Proficiency in English or French.
Intention to settle outside of the Greater Toronto Area.
Skill and work experience level, earnings history, other factors relevant to prospects in Ontario job market.
Labour market needs in the province or region of the province.
Masters Graduate Stream
This stream offers an opportunity to obtain permanent residence to international students who obtained a masters degree in Ontario without requiring a job offer.
To be eligible to apply, a candidate must meet the following criteria:
Graduated from a Master’s degree program from an eligible institution in Ontario, that was at least one-year full-time.
Obtained minimum language CLB/NCLC level 7 or above in English or in French.
Resided legally in Ontario for at least one year in the last two.
Have sufficient settlement funds.
Intend to live and work in Ontario.
Must have legal status in Ontario or abroad.
Applications from elsewhere in Canada will not be accepted.
Application must be submitted within two years of completing the requirements to graduate from the master’s degree.
The August 29 draws were targeted at specific occupations.
In a tech draw, 102 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 88 points.
A further 28 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates scoring at least 60 points in a draw targeting Early Childhood Educators and Assistants under NOC 42202.
A draw targeted at Healthcare workers saw 20 invitations issued to skilled workers, international graduates and entry level and semi-skilled workers, also with a minimum score of 60 points.
A batch of less than 5 invitations went to skilled workers and international graduates in a draw aimed at other priority occupations under NOCs 31103, 32104, also requiring 60 points. The number was recorded as less than 5 to protect the identity of those invited.
Latest B.C. Immigration Draws
Targeted Draw
Date
Category
Minimum Score
Invitations Issued
Description
29-08-23
Skilled Worker, International Graduate
88
102
Targeted draw: Tech
Skilled Worker, International Graduate
60
28
Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators (NOC 42202)
Skilled Worker, International Graduate
60
20
Targeted draw: Healthcare
Skilled Worker, International Graduate
60
<5
Targeted draw:
Other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104)
Canada is currently underestimating the true count of non-permanent residents in the country – including international students – by more than a million, says Benjamin Tal, the deputy chief economist of CIBC Capital Markets.
Tal said in an interview that while the government estimate of the number of non-permanent residents in Canada was around one million in 2021, he believes the actual number to be close to two million.
This discrepancy arrives because the Government of Canada does not count the number of people living in the country without a visa, writes the Globe and Mail in relation to Tal’s findings.
Herein, Statistics Canada software and coding assumes that temporary visa holders leave Canada within 30 days of their visa’s expiration, even though the majority stay and instead apply to extend their stay in Canada.
Tal said that by adopting this practice, Statistics Canada accounts for just 750,000 of the million non-permanent residents that are absent from official numbers. On top of that, another 250,000 (most of which are international students) are absent from census data.
The most recent census forms asked students to submit their information if they were living in their main residences. However, they were told to not fill out the census if they return home to live with their parents during the year.
As this caused confusion with students, not all of them filled out the census, as they believed their main residence to be outside Canada.
“This is why even Statistics Canada believes that the census continues to undercount NPRs with valid visas in Canada,” Tal said, with “NPRs” being an abbreviation for “non-permanent residents.”
This – among other repercussions – causes an underestimation of the number of new homes needed to meet growing housing needs, writes Marie Woolf for The Globe and Mail.
“The practical implication of that undercounting is that the housing affordability crisis Canada is facing is actually worse than perceived, and calls for an even more urgent and aggressive policy action,” reported Tal on his findings.
Moreover, the census shortfall has implications for Canada housing policy, because the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (which is the federal Crown corporation responsible for housing) uses census data to make forecasts, which are used by planners across Canada.
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“If your starting point is too low, your forecast will be far too low, resulting in a suboptimal planning process,” Mr. Tal said.
Canada immigration levels have been increased to historic highs, with the country expected to welcome more than 1.5 million immigrants in the next three years (at a rate of approximately 500,000 new permanent residents every year).
Furthermore, the new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister Marc Miller has shown no intention of slowing that down, and instead plans on maintaining or boosting immigration to Canada.
However, The Globe and Mail story details how the numbers detailed above are restricted to permanent resident applications only, and do not include temporary visa statuses such as international students and foreign workers under them.
Tal – although asserting the conservative nature of the figures – is backed up by Henry Lotin, who is the founder of Integrative Trade and Economics and a former federal economist.
In his briefing paper, he says that “upwards of one million persons are missing in the official population, largely due to expired visa holders remaining in Canada awaiting new visas.”
Quebec universities have collectively expressed their strong opposition to the proposal put forth by the federal housing minister, which suggests implementing a limit on the issuance of international study permits as a means of alleviating the housing shortage in Canada.
It had been speculated that cuts to study permit issuances may not be implemented, considering Miller’s speech on maintaining or increasing Canada immigration levels. IRCC spokesperson Jefferey MacDonald’s statement – on IRCC not establishing levels/caps for study permits the same way they do for permanent residence programs – had reinforced this idea.
However, federal housing minister and former minister of immigration Sean Fraser deviated from this precedent on Monday by stating that capping the unprecedented growth in international students to Canada is an option to reduce housing demand.
Administrators, professors, and students alike have since rejected this idea by arguing that while the cap would make little improvements to the housing crisis, its negative consequences for university research and skilled immigrant access for Quebec would be too great to ignore.
Some objecting parties have even suggested that the housing shortage is not linked to international students at all.
“The (housing) problem is real, the problem is serious, but it’s a problem that’s been developing over the past two decades as a result of structural issues that I think are not related directly to the influx of international students,” said Daniel Jutras, the rector of the Universite de Montreal.
“Cutting down on the number of international students is just not a good idea given the significance of their presence in Canada and the contributions that they make.”
Quebec Premier Francois Legault and other ministers also objected to Fraser’s proposition by highlighting that education is provincial jurisdiction.
The Canada federal government issued more than 540,000 new international study permits in 2022, up 24 percent from 2021.
This is part of a larger trend of rising international student intake in Canada over the years; since the mid-2000s, the number of study permit holders in Canada has increased steadily, being little over 200,000 in 2009 and having reached 638,300 in 2019.
‘Absurd To Blame International Students’
Similarly, international students in Quebec have doubled in number over the past ten years. There were 58,675 international students at Quebec universities as of December 2022, which is an increase of 10,000 from 2021 (when they accounted for 14 percent of the total student body). An additional 19,460 international students study at public junior colleges and private career colleges.
The CBC report details the opinions of McGill University law and political science professor Victor Muniz-Fraticelli on this matter.
“It’s completely absurd to blame international students in a city like Toronto, or Vancouver, or Montreal when they represent a tiny percentage of the population and have a completely different housing market than long-term residents,” he said in an interview.
Further, he believes that while the rise in international students could have a larger effect on small university town housing markets, their effect on big cities is inconsequential.
Muniz-Fraticelli described the housing shortage as a primarily urban problem, wherein Canada’s failure in building sufficient housing and its inefficient municipal regulations to encourage the construction of social housing are contributing factors.
Canada’s worker shortage is a huge reason for this issue. In fact, provinces like Ontario would need 100,000 workers to meet their housing demands – a goal for which immigration becomes vital.
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In such a situation, as per Muniz-Fraticelli, limiting foreign student numbers “would cause a tremendous amount of damage to one of the great advantages that Canada has in the world, which is its excellent educational system and its excellent research and teaching facilities.”
CBC reports that Union étudiante du Québec president Catherine Bibeau-Lorrain said that Canada should be encouraging qualified immigrants to help with labour shortages.
Jutras further justified his reasoning for supporting international student inflow into Canada by arguing that their payment of higher tuition fees does not impact his decision; according to him, two-thirds of the international students at U de M are from France and Belgium, paying lower rates due to agreements between their governments and Quebec.
Instead, he asserted that international students are brought to Canada because “they bring significant value” to university programs and research.
This has caused students to be in waiting – often for months – after being admitted to Canadian universities, the CBC has reported. The situation is especially frustrating for them as the fall term is close to starting for most schools.
Yunze Lu, who is a master’s in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Ottawa, detailed his precarious situation.
“I have a very simple and clear background. It’s OK to be checked, but I don’t think it needs to be checked for so long.”
“It makes me feel they are doing nothing but just don’t care about my application, just throw it away.”
Lu has completed a year of online coursework and has successfully applied to the school’s co-op program.
However, his application to come to Canada is still under review – a fact he was unaware of until he filed an access to information request to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently.
Xinli Guo is another international Chinese applicant sharing Lu’s concerns.
He has been waiting for months to accept an offer from the University of Ottawa’s master’s in systems engineering program, and recently expressed his thoughts on the matter to CBC.
“This is unfair to all of us.”
“I don’t think I deserve a security check because I don’t have anything related with Canadians’ national security. I’m just a normal student going to study engineering courses in Canada.”
Guo tracked his file to resolve an issue with a financial document, following which he learned that he had been placed under security review in May.
He is worried about losing his admission offer and missing the chance to apply to study abroad.
Study Permits ‘Assessed Equally’
While Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has responded by saying that all study permit applications are “assessed equally and against the same criteria, regardless of country of origin,” Vancouver-based immigration attorney Will Tao posits the worsening geopolitical situation between China and Canada contributing – in combination with increasing use of algorithms – to a rise in the delay of certain files.
“Grad students working in the computer science/tech space, and especially folks with government experience or with parents that are in the government, those are the ones that are being flagged in our experience,” he said.
“It’s very, very problematic how this has become almost a predictive analysis exercise.”
IRCC instead asserts that the delay is caused by the large number of Chinese study permit applications the department receives, and security screening is one of many factors resulting in prolonged processing times.
Since January 2021, 181,000 study permit applications have been received from China, of which 1,832 have not been processed.
Applications, according to IRCC, are processed on a case-by-case basis depending on their complexity, responses for additional information, and the ease of verifying the application’s content.
Tao, however, argues that international diplomacy plays a role in application processing times. Iran, for example, is another country which he brings up to illustrate the role of fraught geopolitical relations in security screening delays.
The University of Ottawa has also acknowledged the delay in application processing, and has said that it is “working to develop contingencies.”
It continues to advocate for a “fair, efficient, and transparent immigration system that allows students to plan their future with confidence,” writes Kupfer.
As their study permit applications are stuck in limbo, Chinese visa applicants are increasingly resorting to using the mandamus application in court to get a government decision in a timely manner, as per Tao.
Chinese applicants make up 12 percent of mandamus applications, second to India and ahead of Iran.
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Security Screenings for Immigration and Citizenship Applications
According to the IRCC website, the federal bodies that collectively conduct security screenings are:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
CSIS and CBSA are responsible for providing security advice to IRCC to ensure that applicants are not a threat to national security. They do not make application decisions.
IRCC will decide on applications if applicants are applying for:
Immigrants makes more money than other newcomers when they get certified in a skilled trade within a few years of arriving in Canada, a Statistics Canada study reveals.
“Seven years after admission in Canada, these certified journeypersons had the lowest rates of low-income status,” noted the researchers.
“They earned almost $20,000 more than those who did not complete Canadian post-secondary education and $13,200 more than those who completed other post-secondary education.
In an Education, Learning And Training: Research Paper Series report entitled Post-Migration Education Of Immigrants Admitted In 2010 And 2011: The Impact Of Completing Skilled Trades Training In Canada On Economic Outcomes, Statistics Canada’s Hyeongsuk Jin and Amanda Kopp examined the work and earning outcomes of 1,180 immigrant journeymen.
“Most economic principal applicants who certified in the skilled trades received one certificate of qualification, certified within the first three years of admission and certified as trade qualifiers,” noted the researchers.
“Construction and industrial electricians were the most popular trades for these certified journeypersons, and more than 30 per cent certified in these trades.”
These immigrants in the skilled trades were overwhelmingly men, 91.9 per cent, and they tended to get certified and live in Quebec, Ontario or Alberta.
In Canada, the skilled trades workforce is aging with 23.1 per cent of these workers aged 55 or older in 2021 and so immigration is likely to play a key role in addressing some of these labour shortages.
In its entirety, the study examined 77,425 principal applicants of Canada’s economic immigration streams who became permanent residents in 2010 and 2011.
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Seven years after admission, 16.7 per cent had completed post-secondary education in Canada, while only 1.4 per cent, the 1,180, had received a certificate of qualification in the skilled trades. Women represented just 12.1 per cent of certificates for the skilled trades among these immigrants in 2019.
In their study, the researchers found the immigrants who pursued careers in the trades tended to be four years older than the average Canadian doing the same thing and much more likely to simply challenge the qualification exam to get certified rather than take a formal vocational training, apprenticeship program.
Jin and Kopp suggest in their report that this is most likely because these immigrant workers already have experience as skilled tradespeople prior to their arrival in Canada.
Challenging The Qualification Exam Is The Most Likely Route To Trades Certification For Immigrants
“There are two pathways to becoming a journeyperson in the skilled trades in Canada,” the researchers explain. “The first pathway is the completion of formal vocational training through apprenticeship programs. The second pathway is by challenging the qualification exam without completing formal training.
“Each year, about one-quarter of newly-certified journeypersons in Canada are trade qualifiers.”
Not so for these immigrant journeymen. Roughly two-thirds of them, 66.5 per cent, were trade qualifiers who became journeymen within the first two years of their arrival in the country.
Through the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operated Express Entry system’s Federal Skilled Trades (FST) immigration program, skilled tradespeople from other countries can get permanent residence here.
Major Group 72, technical trades and transportation officers and controllers, excluding Sub-Major Group 726, transportation officers and controllers;
Major Group 73, general trades;
Major Group 82, supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production;
Major Group 83, occupations in natural resources and related production;
Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors, and utilities operators and controllers;
Major Group 93, central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors, excluding Sub-Major Group 932, aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors;
Minor Group 6320, cooks, butchers and bakers, and;
Unit Group 62200, chefs.
Candidates under the FST are required to have Canadian Language Benchmark 5 for speaking and listening, and level 4 for reading and writing in either English or French.
They must also have at least two years or full-time work experience, or an equal amount of part-time work experience, in a skilled trade within the last five years. That work experience only counts after the candidate is qualified to independently practice the occupation.
A valid job offer of full-time employment lasting at least one year, or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority is a key part of the eligibility requirements but there is no formal educational requirement under the FST.
Candidates must show they have the required funds to settle in Canada.
Federal government data reveals thousands of school counsellor Canada jobs are expected to be left unfilled over the coming decade unless more foreign nationals immigrate to Canada and apply for them.
“For educational counsellors, over the period 2022 – 2031, new job openings arising from expansion demand and replacement demand are expected to total 17,300, notes Job Bank, a job-hunting and career-planning website.
“Although this occupational group has had a balanced market in recent years, projected job openings are expected to be substantially higher to job seekers, creating a shortage of workers over the 2022 – 2031 period.”
That means the government is expecting 4,600 positions for school counsellors to go begging for a want of qualified people to fill them over the next nine years.
Reports of the paucity of school counsellors have regularly appeared in the past few years in news outlets throughout Canada.
In late March of this year, a Nova Scotia school counsellor reportedly told Global News there just aren’t enough counsellors to meet the demand.
“There’s not enough and I would argue most counsellors would feel spread too thin,” Andrew Gosney, a counsellor at Hammonds Plains Consolidated Elementary, reportedly told the news outlet.
“The demand is very high. It’s quite varied. You have a variety of mental health needs ranging from anxiety, depression, grief, gender and sexuality concerns, anything having to do with cultural relations.”
Experts have been warning governments and school boards about the growing scarcity of qualified school counsellors for years.
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Back in 2021, Terri MacAdam, the director of student services with the Public Schools Branch (PSB) on Prince Edward Island, reportedly told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that the shortage of school counsellors was a nationwide phenomena and schools were struggling to find eligible candidates for the available positions.
“We did find this year we were having difficulty filling positions and some positions did remain vacant for a long period of time,” MacAdam reportedly said.
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With Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announcing earlier this year that Canada’s Express Entry system will begin targeting 82 jobs in healthcare, technology, trades, transport and agriculture this summer – including school counsellors – foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada now have at a new opportunity to get their permanent residence here.
The flagship Express Entry selection system has previously only conducted draws based on immigration programs, not by targeting specific occupations.
Applicants Under Occupation-Specific Express Entry Draws Need At Least Six Months Of Work Experience
Candidates will 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.
The opportunities are there.
There were already 52 job listings for school counsellors, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system with the code 41320, posted on the Indeed.ca job-hunting website in July, some of them from employers hoping to hire more than one employee .
Most of the jobs for school counsellors listed in July on Indeed were in British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
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In Canada, the median hourly wage for school counsellors is $40.76 but that varies from a low of $24.62 right up to $49.52, reveals Job Bank.
Based on a standard, 37.5-hour work week, that means school counsellors could expect to earn a top median annual income of $96,564.
Immigration Minister Opened Up 82 Occupations To Targeted Express Entry Draws
“Everywhere I go, I’ve heard loud and clear from employers across the country who are experiencing chronic labour shortages,” said former 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.”
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.
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New immigrants to Prince Edward Island have on offer a welcoming community, picturesque landscapes, and numerous opportunities for personal and professional growth.
As you embark on this exciting journey, it’s essential to be well-prepared and equipped with the knowledge to make a smooth transition.
In this article, we present seven invaluable tips that will help you settle in and thrive in your new home on Prince Edward Island.
Tip 1: Embrace the Island’s Culture
To fully immerse yourself in your new community, embrace the vibrant culture of Prince Edward Island. The locals are friendly, and taking an interest in their traditions, festivals, and cuisine will help you build strong connections and feel more at home. Attend community events, explore local museums and historical sites, and participate in activities that showcase the island’s unique heritage. Don’t forget to try some authentic Islander delicacies like lobster and potatoes.
Tip 2: Find Suitable Housing
Securing suitable housing is crucial for a comfortable and settled life on Prince Edward Island. Consider your budget and preferences, and explore various housing options such as apartments, houses, or shared accommodations. Engage with local real estate agents, browse online listings, and join community forums to connect with fellow immigrants who may have valuable insights or recommendations. Start your search early to allow ample time for finding the perfect place that meets your needs.
Tip 3: Familiarize Yourself with Healthcare and Education
Understanding the healthcare and education systems in Prince Edward Island is vital, especially if you have a family. Research the available healthcare services, register with a local doctor, and ensure you have the necessary health insurance coverage. If you have children, familiarize yourself with the local education options and enroll them in suitable schools. The province offers excellent educational institutions, ensuring a bright future for your little ones.
Building a support network of fellow immigrants can be immensely helpful during your transition. Connect with local immigrant organizations, attend networking events, and join online forums or social media groups specifically created for immigrants in Prince Edward Island. These connections will provide valuable advice, support, and a sense of belonging as you navigate through your new life on the island.
Tip 5: Learn the Local Language and Expressions
While English is the primary language spoken on Prince Edward Island, you may encounter some unique local expressions and idioms. Familiarize yourself with these phrases, as they will help you communicate more effectively and integrate into conversations with locals. Engaging in language exchange programs or taking English classes tailored for newcomers can enhance your language skills and make you feel more confident in your day-to-day interactions.
Tip 6: Explore Employment Opportunities
Finding employment is crucial for a successful integration into your new community. Research the job market in your field and identify potential employers or industries that align with your skills and qualifications. Tailor your resume and cover letter to highlight your experience and showcase how you can contribute to the local workforce. Additionally, networking through professional organizations and attending career fairs can provide valuable connections and job opportunities.
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Tip 7: Enjoy the Island’s Natural Beauty
Prince Edward Island is renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty, with stunning beaches, rolling green hills, and scenic trails. Take advantage of this paradise by exploring the great outdoors. Go for leisurely walks along the coastline, have picnics in picturesque parks, and engage in activities like hiking, kayaking, or cycling. Connecting with nature will not only enhance your physical well-being but also allow you to appreciate the island’s remarkable landscapes.
Fulfilling and Prosperous Life
As a new immigrant to Prince Edward Island, you have an incredible opportunity to build a fulfilling and prosperous life on this beautiful island.
By embracing the local culture, finding suitable housing, familiarizing yourself with essential services, connecting with the immigrant community, learning the local language, exploring employment opportunities, and enjoying the island’s natural beauty, you will be well on your way to a successful integration.
Remember, the Seven tips for a new immigrant to Prince Edward Island will guide you through this exciting journey and help you thrive in your new home.
Many Canada jobs are available for massage therapists – a situation that provides opportunities for foreign nationals to gain their permanent residence under occupation-targeted Express Entry draws.
“Massage therapy is a rapidly growing profession in Canada that offers a fulfilling career with endless opportunities for growth and development. And it’s easy to see why,” says Brandy John, a massage therapy instructor and president of the Canadian Council of Massage Therapy Schools.
“With a population that is becoming more health-conscious, the demand for massage therapists is steadily increasing.”
Fuelling that demand is the aging of the labour force.
“Never before has the number of people nearing retirement been so high. More than one in five … persons of working age are aged 55 to 64,” Statistics Canada noted last year.
“This is an all-time high in the history of Canadian censuses and one of the factors behind the labour shortages facing some industries across the country. The aging of many baby boom cohorts, the youngest of whom are between 56 and 64 years today, is accelerating population aging in general.”
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is responding to these labour shortages by boosting immigration with occupation-targeted draws.
Earlier this year, the IRCC announced that Canada’s Express Entry system will begin targeting 82 jobs in healthcare, technology, trades, transport and agriculture this summer – including massage therapists.
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Foreign nationals educated as massage therapists will now be able to immigrate to Canada under these occupation-targeted draws. The flagship Express Entry selection system has previously only conducted draws based on immigration programs, not by targeting specific occupations.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is hoping this new approach will help Canadian employers resolve labour shortages.
“Everywhere I go, I’ve heard loud and clear from employers across the country who are experiencing chronic labour shortages,” said 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.”
Massage Therapists In Canada Had Their Pick Of 1,826 Jobs In Late July
Job Bank, the federal job-hunting and career-planning website, is forecasting the job prospects for massage therapists to be very good, its highest rating, in Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan over the coming three years.
Massage therapists’ job prospects are deemed to be good in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba and British Columbia over the same time period with job prospects rated as moderate elsewhere in the country.
Certainly, there are plenty of jobs out there for qualified massage therapists.
There were already 1,826 job listings for massage therapists, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system with the code 32201, posted on the Indeed.ca job-hunting website in July, some of them from employers hoping to hire more than one employee.
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In Canada, the median hourly wage for massage therapists is $31.30 but that varies from a low of $17 right up to $55, reveals Job Bank.
Based on a standard, 37.5-hour work week, that means massage therapists could expect to earn a top median annual income of $107,250.
Candidates applying for Express Entry occupation-targeted draws will 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.
Occupation-Targeted Draws Will Make Immigration For Responsive To 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.
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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.
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