Nova Scotia is aiming to improve the retention of newcomers through activities tailored for each region by investing another $3 million in settlement funds to boost English language training, support healthcare workers and the francophone population and other community initiatives.
“We’re very pleased to have attracted so many skilled professionals to Nova Scotia last year in fields where we need them most,” said provincial Immigration Minister Jill Balser.
“I am thankful they chose Nova Scotia as their new home and that Nova Scotians across the province continue to welcome and help them settle into their new lives and communities.”
Last year, the Atlantic Canadian province saw a spike of 88.9 per cent in the number of healthcare workers and 85.8 per cent in construction professionals approved through immigration programs.
In 2023, Nova Scotia welcomed 763 healthcare and 244 construction workers.
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“The need for talented healthcare providers, nurses, continuing care assistants and more, has never been greater,” said Vanessa White, a vice-president at healthcare services provider Shannex International.
“International recruitment and immigration is one of the ways we can meet our community’s need for care and services with talented, compassionate, and diverse teams that create more inclusive workplaces.”
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Construction firms in Nova Scotia got added help in recruiting construction workers from abroad last year with the launch of the Critical Construction Worker Pilot which targeted 21 occupations in the construction sector.
Those construction industry occupations and their corresponding National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system codes are:
That new pathway to permanent residence in Nova Scotia is open to those who:
Nova Scotia, whose population hit 1,066,416 on Oct. 1 last year, welcomed 11,800 new residents last year, including those who arrived through immigration programs and net migration from other regions in Canada.
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