Canada’s Temporary Residents Younger And More Likely To Be Employed Than Canadians

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Canada’s Temporary Residents Younger And More Likely To Be Employed Than Canadians

Statistics Canada has revealed that temporary residents to Canada are younger and more likely to be employed than the average Canadian, are also most likely to have come here from India or China.

While the labour force participation rate for the Canadian population is 63.4 per cent, it is 74.2 per cent for temporary residents who tend to be younger and so more likely to be of working age, reports Statistics Canada.

“Canada grants temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum claimants the right to live in Canada temporarily,” notes the statistical and demographic services agency in its latest study, Non-permanent Residents In Canada” Portrait of a Growing Population from the 2021 Census.

“In 2021, close to one million, exactly 924,850, non-permanent resident were enumerated in the census, making up 2.5 per cent of Canada’s population.”

The biggest chunk of those temporary residents in Canada were temporary foreign workers with work permits in the country to fill jobs going begging for a want of workers to fill them.

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“In 2021, 40.1 per cent of non-permanent residents had a work permit only, and another 14.2 per cent had a work and study permit,” notes Statistics Canada.

“Non-permanent residents with a study permit alone, such as international students, represented 21.9 per cent of all non-permanent residents while asylum claimants, those seeking refugee protection, accounted for 15.1 per cent.”

The remaining 8.7 per cent were a combination of other types of non-permanent residents, including those in Canada under Parent and Grandparent (PGP) Super Visas.

Many of the temporary residents in Canada are, understandably, of working or college age and so younger than the Canadian average.

“Six in 10 non-permanent residents enumerated in the 2021 census were young adults aged 20 to 34 years,” notes Statistics Canada.

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“By comparison, the proportion of young adults was 37.3 per cent for recent immigrants and 18.4 per cent for the rest of the Canadian population.”

Outside of Quebec, the most common country of birth for temporary residents are India and China with those two being the source countries for 39 per cent of these residents in Canada. In Quebec, 20.4 per cent of temporary residents were from France, making that European country the most common place of birth for temporary residents in La Belle Province.

“While India and China were the top places of birth among non-permanent residents with a work or study permit, this was not the case for asylum claimants,” notes Statistics Canada.

“Nigeria was the most common place of birth, with 10.7 per cent of those seeking refugee protection originating from this country, followed by India at 8.3 per cent and Mexico at 8.1 per cent.”

Asylum Seekers Most Likely To Be Nigerian, Haitian Or Iranian

The top place of birth of asylum claimants varied from province to province with Nigeria being the top place of birth for asylum seekers in Ontario while Haiti was the top source of asylum seekers in Quebec and Iran in British Columbia.

Almost all of the temporary residents living in Canada at that time knew at least one official language with the percentage of those who did not being less than five per cent.

The typical temporary resident in Canada rents rather than owns his or her own home and lives in cramped quarters with a roommate.

“Almost three in five non-permanent residents, 59.4 per cent … lived in rented apartments. This was higher than the proportion for recent immigrants, at 41.5 per cent, and much greater than that for established immigrants, at 18.4 per cent, and non-immigrants at 15.3 per cent,” notes Statistics Canada.

The federal agency reports that almost one-third of temporary residents live in apartments without enough bedrooms for the size and composition of the household, according to the National Occupancy Standard.

“The prevalence of this situation was more than three times higher than for the rest of the Canadian population,” reports Statistics Canada.

Canada Job Vacancies Fell And Wages Rose More Slowly During First Quarter Of 2023

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Canada Job Vacancies Fell And Wages Rose More Slowly During First Quarter Of 2023

Workers in the Canadian workforce with a high school education or less saw their Canada jobs prospects take a beating in the first quarter of this year as job vacancies for those positions they might like to fill dropped the most.

“Year-over-year drops in job vacancies were observed across all the educational levels sought by employers,” reveals Statistics Canada.

“However, the largest proportional decline was recorded in positions requiring a high school diploma or less, where job vacancies fell by 16 per cent or 82,900 positions.”

The tightest labour market in the country in the first quarter of this year was for trades people.

“In the first quarter of 2023, there was an average of 1.1 unemployed persons for every unfilled position requiring a trades certificate or diploma … This was the lowest unemployment-to-job vacancy ratio among the four job vacancy groups defined by the minimum educational level required,” notes Statistics Canada.

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That echoes the results of the latest Labour Force Survey which showed employment increased in the trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations grew by 100,600, or 3.4 per cent, and business, finance and administration occupations by 47,000, or 1.5 per cent, during the first quarter of this year.

In its latest job vacancies report, the federal agency notes there were 843,200 job vacancies in the first quarter of this year, 33,500 or 3.8 per cent less than during the previous three-month period. That’s the third consecutive quarterly decline in job vacancies in Canada.

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The reason for the drop is that more workers are landing jobs.

“Payroll employment increased by 89,200, up 0.5 per cent, in the first quarter of 2023, the eighth consecutive quarterly increase,” reports Statistics Canada.

“In the first quarter, job vacancies decreased in five of the 10 broad occupational groups, led by trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations, down 10,900 to 142,800, business, finance and administration occupations, down 8,900 to 90,200, and occupations in manufacturing and utilities, down 5,800 to 36,400.”

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The number of jobs up for grabs fell the most in Ontario where job vacancies fell by 25,100. In British Columbia, job vacancies dropped by 7,200 and in Alberta by 4,300 during the first quarter of the year.

Manitoba, though, saw an increase of 2,200 job vacancies.

“At the regional level, job vacancies fell in 10 of 69 economic regions in the first quarter, led by Toronto, Ontario, Lower Mainland–Southwest, British Columbia and Ottawa, Ontario,” reports Statistics Canada.

“Since the second quarter of 2022, when the overall number of job vacancies reached a record high in Canada, job vacancies have decreased in 33 economic regions.”

Wages for workers in Canada are still going up – but more slowly than in previous quarters.

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“On a year-over-year basis, the average offered hourly wage increased five per cent to $25.40 in the first quarter, down from an increase of 8.5 per cent to $24.90 in the previous quarter,” notes Statistics Canada.

Foreign nationals can gain their permanent residency in Canada during tight labour markets by immigrating through the country’s many economic immigration programs.

Under the Express Entry system, immigrants can apply for permanent residency online if they meet the eligibility criteria for one of three federal immigration programs, the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FST), and Canada Experience Class Program (CEC), or a participating provincial immigration program.

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Candidates’ profiles then are ranked against each other according to a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The highest-ranked candidates will be considered for an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence. Those receiving an ITA must quickly submit a full application and pay processing fees, within a delay of 90-days.

Through a network of Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP), almost all of Canada’s ten provinces and three territories can also nominate skilled worker candidates for admission to Canada when they have the specific skills required by local economies. Successful candidates who receive a provincial or territorial nomination can then apply for Canadian permanent residence through federal immigration authorities.

Canadian employers can also recruit and hire foreign nationals through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and the International Mobility Program (IMP).

The Global Talent Stream (GTS), a part of the TFWP, can under normal processing situations lead to the granting of Canadian work permits and processing of visa applications within two weeks.

Immigrate To Canada As A Landscaping Contractor Or Supervisor: All You Need To Know

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Immigrate To Canada As A Landscaping Contractor Or Supervisor: All You Need To Know

There are plenty of Canada jobs for foreign nationals looking to immigrate to Canada as landscaping contractors and supervisors as municipalities and provincial and federal governments invest in parks and green initiatives.

Under the changes announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) at the end of May, Express Entry will now feature occupation-targeted draws.

This will make the Federal Skilled Worker program, Federal Skilled Trades program and Canadian Experience Class more responsive to labour market needs.

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

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“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.”

Landscaping contractor and supervisor, under National Occupational Classification 82031 is one of the 82 occupations that will now be targeted under these new Express Entry draws.

That opens up opportunities for foreign nationals to immigrate to Canada through the Express Entry system if they can land any of the 138 jobs available for landscaping contractors and supervisors in Canada in early June – or any future such jobs that may open up.

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The greatest demand for landscaping contractors and supervisors in the spring of this year was in British Columbia and Alberta. Those two provinces in western Canada together accounted for 72.5 per cent of all these jobs in early June.

There were then 55 jobs for landscaping contractors and supervisors in British Columbia listed on Job Bank and another 45 in Alberta. Ontario, the country’s most populous province, was then posting 20 jobs for landscaping contractors and supervisors, Quebec another eight and there were six such jobs in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

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Fuelling the growth in landscaping contractor and supervisor jobs was government investment in parks. The City of Edmonton is opening a new, 190-acre park this summer. British Columbia is investing $100 million in its Safety Rest Area Improvement program to improve amenities along its highways, including upping its game with landscaping and maintenance.

Ottawa is investing $40 million to plant 275,000 trees in two regions, Montreal and the Montérégie, while Winnipeg is hiring hundreds for seasonal jobs, including maintenance of its municipal-owned properties.

Landscaping Contractors And Supervisors Can Earn Up To 35.50 Per Hour In Canada

In Canada, the median hourly wage for these jobs is $27 but that varies from a low of $19.23 per hour right up to $35.50 per hour, reveals Job Bank.

Based on a standard 37.5-hour work week, that would be $69,225 at the upper end of the annual wage scale for landscaping contractors and supervisors in Canada.

Until this year, the flagship Express Entry selection system has previously only conducted draws based on immigration programs, not by targeting specific occupations.

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.

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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.

British Columbia PNP Draws: Province Issues At Least 145 Canada Immigration Invitations

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British Columbia PNP Draws: Province Issues At Least 145 Canada Immigration Invitations

British Columbia has conducted new draws through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing at least 145 invitations.

The June 20 draws were targeted at specific occupations.

In a tech draw, 107 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 90 points.

A further 18 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.

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A draw targeted at Healthcare workers saw 19 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.

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Targeted Draw

Date Category Minimum Score Invitations Issued Description
20-06-23 Skilled Worker, International Graduate 90 107 Targeted draw: Tech
Skilled Worker, International Graduate 60 18 Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators (NOC 42202)
Skilled Worker, International Graduate 60 19 Targeted draw: Healthcare
Skilled Worker, International Graduate 60 <5 Targeted draw: Other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104)

 

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Immigrate To Canada As An Agricultural Contractor Or Farm Supervisor: All You Need To Know

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Immigrate To Canada As An Agricultural Contractor Or Farm Supervisor: All You Need To Know

Canada is forecasting a labour shortage for agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors over the next eight years, important jobs in ensuring enough food is produced.

The federal Canada jobs hunting and career-planning Job Bank website is forecasting a shortfall of 5,900 of these workers from now to 2031.

”New job openings arising from expansion demand and replacement demand are expected to total 19,800 , while 13,900 new job seekers arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility are expected to be available to fill them,” states Job Bank.

“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.”

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 agricultural services contractors and farm supervisors – foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada are now looking at a new opportunity to get their permanent residence here.

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

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.

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The opportunities are certainly there.

There were 173 job listings for agricultural services contractors and farm supervisors, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system with the code 82030, posted on Job Bank in early June, some of them from employers hoping to hire more than one employee.

The Indeed.ca job-hunting website listed 403 such positions across the country at that time.

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Most of those jobs listed on Job Bank, 70.5 per cent, were in British Columbia’s lush Fraser Valley area and its Interior region as well in Alberta’s farm country. There were 97 such jobs in British Columbia, 25 in Alberta, and another 29 in the central Canadian province of Ontario.

In Canada, the median hourly wage for these jobs is $23 but that varies from a low of $13 per hour right up to $34.62 per hour, reveals Job Bank.

Based on a standard 37.5-hour work week, that would be $67,509 at the upper end of the annual wage scale for agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors in Canada.

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) will now be more responsive to labour market needs.

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

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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.

Ontario Conducts Employer Job Offer Stream Draws Issuing 1,000 Canada Immigration Invitations

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Ontario Conducts Employer Job Offer Stream Draws Issuing 1,000 Canada Immigration Invitations

Ontario has conducted new Expression of Interest draws through two streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), issuing 1,000 invitations.

The June 20 draws featured invitations through the Employer Job Offer streams for Foreign Workers and In-Demand Skills.

In a Foreign Workers draw targeting skilled trades occupations, 426 invites were issued to candidates scoring 36 and above. The following occupations were targeted:

  • NOC 22212 – Drafting technologists and technicians
  • NOC 22221 – User support technicians
  • NOC 22222 – Information systems testing technicians
  • NOC 22301 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
  • NOC 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
  • NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
  • NOC 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
  • NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
  • NOC 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
  • NOC 72012 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
  • NOC 72013 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
  • NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
  • NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
  • NOC 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
  • NOC 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations
  • NOC 72024 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
  • NOC 72101 – Tool and die makers
  • NOC 72102 – Sheet metal workers
  • NOC 72103 – Boilermakers
  • NOC 72104 – Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
  • NOC 72105 – Ironworkers
  • NOC 72106 – Welders and related machine operators
  • NOC 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
  • NOC 72201 – Industrial electricians
  • NOC 72203 – Electrical power line and cable workers
  • NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
  • NOC 72300 – Plumbers
  • NOC 72301 – Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
  • NOC 72310 – Carpenters
  • NOC 72320 – Bricklayers
  • NOC 72321 – Insulators
  • NOC 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
  • NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
  • NOC 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
  • NOC 72403 – Railway carmen/women
  • NOC 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
  • NOC 72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
  • NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
  • NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics
  • NOC 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
  • NOC 72500 – Crane operators
  • NOC 73100 – Concrete finishers
  • NOC 73101 – Tilesetters
  • NOC 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
  • NOC 73110 – Roofers and shinglers
  • NOC 73111 – Glaziers
  • NOC 73112 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
  • NOC 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers
  • NOC 73201 – General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
  • NOC 73202 – Pest controllers and fumigators
  • NOC 73209 – Other repairers and servicers
  • NOC 73400 – Heavy equipment operators
  • NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
  • NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators

In a Foreign Workers draw targeting health occupations, 318 invites were issued to candidates scoring 33 and above. The following occupations were targeted:

  • NOC 30010 – Managers in health care
  • NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
  • NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery
  • NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
  • NOC 31103 – Veterinarians
  • NOC 31110 – Dentists
  • NOC 31111 – Optometrists
  • NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
  • NOC 31120 – Pharmacists
  • NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists
  • NOC 31201 – Chiropractors
  • NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists
  • NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists
  • NOC 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
  • NOC 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
  • NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
  • NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
  • NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
  • NOC 32100 – Opticians
  • NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
  • NOC 32102 – Paramedical occupations
  • NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
  • NOC 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
  • NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
  • NOC 32110 – Denturists
  • NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
  • NOC 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians
  • NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
  • NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists
  • NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers
  • NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
  • NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
  • NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
  • NOC 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
  • NOC 32201 – Massage therapists
  • NOC 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
  • NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
  • NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
  • NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
  • NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
  • NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services

Finally, in a general draw through the In Demand Skills stream, the province issued 256 invitations to candidates scoring 26 and above.

Ontario Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream Expression of Interest Draw

Date issued Number of invitations issued Date profiles created Score range Notes
 

 

20-06-2023

 426 November 22, 2022 – June 20, 2023 36 and above Targeted draw for skilled trades occupations.
318 November 22, 2022 – June 20, 2023 33 and above Targeted draw for health occupations.

Ontario Employer Job Offer: In Demand Skills Stream Expression of Interest Draw

Date issued Number of invitations issued Date profiles created Score range Notes
20-06-2023 256 November 22, 2022 – June 20, 2023 26 and above General draw

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In further draws on June 6, Ontario issued invitations through its Masters and PhD Graduate streams, and another batch through its Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream.

The Masters Graduate draw saw 1,175 invitations issued to candidates scoring 46 and above.

The PhD Graduate draw saw 134 invitations issued to candidates scoring 42 and above.

The Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream draw saw 451 invitations issued to candidates scoring 57 and above, in one of the following skilled tech and health occupations:

  • NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
  • NOC 21211 – Data Scientists
  • NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
  • NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers
  • NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
  • NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers
  • NOC 21233 – Web designers
  • NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers
  • NOC 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
  • NOC 30010 – Managers in health care
  • NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
  • NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery
  • NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
  • NOC 31103 – Veterinarians
  • NOC 31110 – Dentists
  • NOC 31111 – Optometrists
  • NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
  • NOC 31120 – Pharmacists
  • NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists
  • NOC 31201 – Chiropractors
  • NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists
  • NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists
  • NOC 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
  • NOC 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
  • NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
  • NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
  • NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
  • NOC 32100 – Opticians
  • NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
  • NOC 32102 – Paramedical occupations
  • NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
  • NOC 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
  • NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
  • NOC 32110 – Denturists
  • NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
  • NOC 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians
  • NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
  • NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists
  • NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers
  • NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
  • NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
  • NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
  • NOC 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
  • NOC 32201 – Massage therapists
  • NOC 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
  • NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
  • NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
  • NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
  • NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
  • NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services

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Ontario Expression of Interest Ranking System

Points are awarded based on the following attributes:

  1. Level and field of education and where they completed their studies.
  2. Proficiency in English or French.
  3. Intention to settle outside of the Greater Toronto Area.
  4. Skill and work experience level, earnings history, other factors relevant to prospects in Ontario job market.
  5. Labour market needs in the province or region of the province.

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream

To qualify under this stream, applicants must have:

  • A permanent and full-time job offer under NOC TEER category 1, 2 or 3 that meets the median wage levels for Ontario, and in a position that is necessary to the business;
  • For those already working in the position, the proposed wage must be equal or greater than the current wage being paid
  • Two cumulative years of relevant work experience in the previous five years before the date of application;
  • Relevant mandatory licensing in Ontario, if the position so requires;
  • Live abroad, or be working, studying or visiting Canada on a valid permit;
  • Intention to settle in Ontario.

Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream

This stream targets candidates with specific skilled in-demand in Ontario. To qualify, applicants must have:

  • A permanent and full-time job offer under certain occupations in the agriculture or construction sector and meets the median wage in Ontario for the occupation, and in a position that is necessary to the business.
  • For those already working in the position, the proposed wage must be equal or greater than the current wage being paid.
  • 9 months of cumulative work experience in the last three years in one of the eligible occupations. Experience must be paid and full time or the equivalent amount in part-time work in Ontario.
  • Seasonal work does not count.
  • Equivalent of Canadian high school education or higher.
  • Valid certificate or license at the time of application for any claimed work experience that requires it.
  • Minimum CLB/NCLC 4 in English or French in all language competencies.
  • Live abroad, or be working, studying or visiting Canada on a valid permit;
  • Intention to settle in Ontario.

Immigrate To Canada As A Butcher: All You Need To Know

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Immigrate To Canada As A Butcher: All You Need To Know

Employers are already struggling to fill the hundreds of Canada jobs open for butchers and a federal job-hunting and career-planning website forecasts that labour shortage will only get worse.

Jobs are going begging in meat processing facilities, supermarkets, grocery stores and butcher shops.

”This occupational group is expected to face labour shortage conditions over the period of 2022 – 2031 at the national level,” states Job Bank.

“The labour shortage conditions seen in recent years are expected to persist.”

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 as a butcher under National Occupational Classification 63201 – foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada are now looking 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.

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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 certainly there.

There were 417 job listings for butchers posted on Job Bank in early June, some of them from employers hoping to hire more than one employee. The Indeed.ca job-hunting website listed 501 such positions across the country at that time.

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Most of those jobs, 68.3 per cent, were in the big, central Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec who together accounted for 285 jobs for butchers in early June. Quebec employers were then looking for 184 butchers, Ontario for 101.

On the West Coast, British Columbia employers were looking for 72 butchers at that time and the Prairie province of Alberta for another 35. Manitoba and Saskatchewan each had eight openings and all of the Atlantic Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island together accounted for six of these job postings.

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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) will now be more responsive to labour market needs.

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

All Three Express Entry Programs Will Be Open To Occupation-Specific Draws

“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.

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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.

Prince Edward Island Has Multiple Opportunities For Internationally Trained Truck Drivers

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Prince Edward Island Has Multiple Opportunities For Internationally Trained Truck Drivers

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Internationally-trained truckers who already live in Prince Edward Island and have at least one year of work experience have a clear pathway to permanent residence.

Through its Provincial Nominee Program’s (PNP) Critical Worker category, the province attempts to entice Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) to settle there for good.

In early June, the Job Bank federal Canada job-hunting and career planning website listed 17 trucking jobs, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system with the code 73300, in Prince Edward Island with the long-term prospects for employment rated as very good.

That’s the highest ranking Job Bank gives to future job prospects.

“The prospect for employment in this occupation is very good as there continues to be a shortage of workers and unfilled vacancies in the province,” notes Job Bank.

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“Employment opportunities may also be good for tractor-trailer (long-haul) truck drivers who own and operate their own trucks.”

In early June, roughly half of the available trucking jobs in Prince Edward Island were in the provincial capital, Charlottetown, with the rest scattered throughout the province.

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In Prince Edward Island, the median hourly wage for trucking jobs is $19.55 but that varies from a low of $15.00 per hour right up to $28.50 per hour, reveals Job Bank.

Based on a standard 37.5-hour work week, that would be $55,575 at the upper end of the annual wage scale for truckers in Nova Scotia.

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But truck drivers are also often paid bonuses by the kilometre, enabling them to earn significantly more.

With transportation companies desperately looking for truckers to replenish and grow their aging workforce, both the federal and provincial governments have been helping out with immigration policies to grant work permits and permanent residence to qualified foreign workers looking for these kinds of jobs in Canada.

Internationally-trained truckers who are refugees will be able to come to Prince Edward Island through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) starting this summer.

That pathway will help employers hire skilled refugees and other displaced individuals, including for trucking jobs.

Refugees Can Apply For Visa To Work Trucking Jobs Through The EMPP

“Canada is a global leader in helping skilled refugees connect with employers struggling to find workers in critical areas, while giving newcomers the opportunity to restart their careers and their lives here in Canada,” said Immigration Minister Sean Fraser earlier this year.

“Our government will continue to develop and scale innovative immigration measures to help employers address their critical labour shortages and provide refugees with the opportunity to live in safety while rebuilding their lives.”

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That was welcome news to the trucking industry whose job vacancy rate has more than tripled since 2015 and doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With an average age of 47 and rising, the sector has one of the oldest workforces, with a third of drivers over 55, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Employers in Prince Edward Island can also hire truckers through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).

It’s a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and international graduates from Canadian institutions who want to work and live in any of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Nova Scotia as truck drivers can also, since mid-November last year, apply under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program.

Truck driver was one of 16 occupations added to the FSW’s list of eligible occupations when the IRCC accepted the NOC 2021 classification system.

Canada’s Supreme Court Upholds Safe Third Country Agreement Changes

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Canada’s Supreme Court Upholds Safe Third Country Agreement Changes

Canada’s changes needed the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) to keep migrants from entering from the United States at illegal border crossings, including the Roxham Road crossing in Quebec, are legal, its top court has said.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the case Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 17 that migrants trying to enter Canada illegally from the United States could be denied entry even if they claimed they were in danger in the United States.

A loophole that allowed migrants to cross into Canada illegally from the United States was plugged earlier this year and was challenged in court.

But Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Kasirer, who wrote the ruling disagreed with claims the changes were unconstitutional and put individual lives at risk.

“A degree of difference as between the legal schemes applicable in the two countries can be tolerated, so long as the American system is not fundamentally unfair,” his judgment reads.

“In my view, the record does not support the conclusion that the American detention regime is fundamentally unfair.”

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is pleased with the Supreme Court’s ruling and says Canada will continue to work hard on refugee claims to provide a safe haven for people from throughout the world.

“The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutional validity of the designation of the United States as a safe third country in that it meets the principles of fundamental justice under section 7 of the Charter,” said Fraser.

“The Safe Third Country Agreement regime continues in place. We will respond to the section 15 charter issues as the federal court process gets underway.”

Under the STCA, Canada and the United States share a responsibility to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

“We remain actively engaged on migration, asylum and refugee issues, at a time when global displacement is at record levels,” said Fraser.

“We will continue to work with like-minded partners globally to promote safe and regular pathways, and to support other countries in establishing their domestic frameworks to offer protection to refugees and asylum claimants.”

Migrants’ Rights Protesters Marched From Montreal Towards Roxham Road Crossing On The Weekend

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the STCA, dozens of activists marched from Montreal to Roxham Road over the weekend to protest for migrants’ rights, claiming the changes to the agreement infringe on the rights to asylum.

“We think it sabotages the right to asylum as recognized by international law,” Delphine Mass, one of the protesters, reportedly told CTV News.

Those protesters claim the United States is not a safe country for asylum seekers and that they are subject to political pressure.

“We’re worried that by closing the border completely, it’s going to force people that really have a reason to come into Canada to go through unsafe routes,” Jill Hanley, another protester, reportedly told the news outlet.

Under a deal worked out between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States President Joe Biden, Canada is obligated to welcome an extra 15,000 refugees from South and Central America who are fleeing persecution and violence over the coming year.

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In the eight years that ended in January, 2023, Canada welcomed 230,370 refugees, including 47,890 last year alone, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals.

In the past eight years, Canada’s annual level of immigration from refugees has more than doubled, jumping 145.6 per cent from 19,495 in 2015.

Any migrants trying to cross illegally into Canada are now to be returned to the United States. Once there, they can make a legal claim for asylum into Canada.

The STCA, inked in 2004, initially only applied to official border crossings and left migrants who crossed at unofficial border crossings, such as Roxham Road, free to stay in Canada while awaiting hearings or decisions on their cases.

Last year, a reported 39,000 migrants crossed into Canada illegally at Roxham Road.

Blocking migrants’ access to Canada at Roxham Road, though, has been decried by at least one human rights organization.

Amnesty International lawyer Julia Sande has called the move to expand the provisions of the STCA unconscionable.

“It’ll just push people to more remote areas, more dangerous crossings,” Sande has reportedly said.

Half Of Foreign Nationals CBSA Considered Security Risks Let In By Canada Immigration Officials

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Half Of Foreign Nationals CBSA Considered Security Risks Let In By Canada Immigration Officials

An internal audit of the Immigration National Security Screening Program reveals immigration officials in Canada let almost half of the foreign nationals flagged as security risks by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) into the country.

“That’s super concerning. It means that there’s a disconnect between the partner agencies engaged in the processing of foreign nationals seeking entry into Canada. It’s really alarming,” criminologist and former border services officer Kelly Sundberg reportedly told the National Post.

During the five years that ended in 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) ultimately let into Canada 3,314 people out of 7,141 cases given a “non-favourable” recommendation by the screening program for ties to serious offences including war crimes, espionage and terrorism. That’s 46.4 per cent.

The audit notes that 1,887, or 56.9 per cent, of the foreign nationals let into the country despite the security concerns were allowed in because another government department pushed their applications through with public policy exemptions “in the national interest for high-profile foreign nationals who are inadmissible.”

IRCC officials disagreed with the CBSA’s assessment of the security risks of foreign nationals and approved their entry into Canada in only 177 of those cases.

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In that audit of the screening program contains a list of seven recommendations, including a call for a monitoring system to ensure the IRCC is indeed referring all foreign nationals for security screenings that should be checked out. The audit also calls for better interdepartmental training.

As a criminologist, Sundberg says that a determination by the CBSA that a foreign national is a criminal should be taken more seriously.

“When it happens 46 per cent of the time, why the hell even bother having CBSA then?” he asks. “Why did you ask them in the first place if you’re basically flipping a coin?

Border Services Officials Demoralized By Lack Of Respect For Their Recommendations

“This is yet another example of why we need to have serious oversight and constant audit of CBSA and its relationship with other agencies.”

The audit’s findings are a wake-up call, he says.

“This is yet another example of why we need to have serious review of how policing, security and intelligence are undertaken in this country and how to co-ordinate it and make it more efficient and effective,” he reportedly told the National Post.

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With so many of their recommendations ignored or overridden, CBSA officials are getting demoralized and there is concern the integrity of the security screening process is itself being undermined, according to stakeholders who remained unnamed.

The audit also found there were consistently backlogs at the CBSA’s screening division and that it routinely failed to deliver its recommendations within the expected time frames.

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