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Amazon is on a tech worker hiring blitz in Canada in a move largely anticipated by experts who predicted earlier this year that Ottawa’s progressive immigration policies were likely going to lure American tech giants north. Venture capitalist Chris Albinson, the incoming CEO of Communitech, saw the writing on the wall in May and warned
Canada immigration numbers dropped off slightly in April, with 21,105 new permanent resident arrivals, although it remained the fourth-highest monthly total since COVID-19 travel restrictions were imposed. The latest federal government figures show Canada welcomed 91,580 newcomers in the first four months of the year, compared to just over 73,240 in 2020 – a solid
Canada is opening the door to immigration even wider for Hong Kongers – many of whom are adversely affected by China’s anti-democracy crackdown – by opening two new pathways to permanent residency. “With young Hong Kongers casting their eyes abroad, we want them to choose Canada,” said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in a statement this
Canada is doing a better job of attracting immigrant entrepreneurs through the Start-Up Visa program than the United States, according to leading American business magazine Forbes. “While America has tried and failed to pass a Start-Up Visa geared toward immigrant entrepreneurs for years, Canada is one of two dozen countries, including the U.K. and Singapore,
Job seekers looking for the best place to land a job in the information technology sector in Canada will do best by checking out opportunities in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, the Waterloo region and Montreal, reports the research division of the biggest commercial realtor in the world. “These locations possess the strongest combination of attributes that
Manitoba immigration has issued 404 Letters of Advice to Apply to Express Entry skilled worker candidates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The May 27 draw, posed on June 1, draw saw LAAs issued through a single MPNP streams. That stream was Manitoba Express Entry, with a minimum score of 601.
Immigrants to Canada are over-represented in nursing and healthcare support positions, a Statistics Canada report reveals. “In 2015/2016, they made up 22 per cent of the workforce in these occupations, compared with 16 per cent of the total employed population,” notes the report. Immigrants from countries with predominantly-Black populations are among those newcomers most likely
Many Canadian employers find themselves facing labour shortages, meaning jobs in the trades can provide a very good living for highly-skilled workers willing to avail themselves of these opportunities. Canada’s national statistical agency, Statistics Canada, has tracked the earnings power of many people in the trades to get a clearer picture of just how much
Hong Kong is now so dangerous for pro-democracy activists that Canada should put in several new immigration measures to help foreign nationals from the former British protectorate gain permanent residency or otherwise work in Canada, states a report. “In response to the increasingly dangerous situation in Hong Kong, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (should) create
In the wake of a growing chorus of people asking Canada to make its immigration process more transparent, Ottawa is beefing up the platform that applicants for permanent residency use to get information about their files. “This government strongly believes in the values of openness, transparency and accountability and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
