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Ontario immigration maxed out this week on the number of people the federal government allows it to nominate for immigration to the central Canadian province. Under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), the province had issued 8,050 nominations as of December 17. Ontario nominates candidates who have the skills and experience needed in the Ontario
North Bay in Ontario has become the 11th and final community to begin the process of accepting applications for the Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). A new website has been launched and community-specific criteria published for applicants looking to qualify for Canadian permanent residence through the program. As well as meeting federal government criteria,
Nine out of 10 Canadian provinces saw a drop in immigration above 40 percent in the first seven months of 2020, the latest figures show. The only province to record a drop below the 40 percent mark was British Columbia, where immigration fell 33 percent between January and July 2020, compared to the same period
2020-02-10 – Canada admitted a new modern-era record of more than 341,000 new permanent residents in 2019, new government data shows. The 341,180 immigrants welcomed last year was the second consecutive year Canada has admitted more than 300,000 immigrants. Before 2018, the last time Canada welcomed more than 300,000 immigrants was 1912. The 2019 figure
Canada’s temporary foreign worker program has been experiencing rapid growth and the reason often cited is that the program is needed in areas suffering from severe labour shortages. However, it comes as quite a surprise that TFW figures in South-western Ontario have suddenly increased given that the labour market in the region has been declining
The Ontario Nurses’ Association says that the province is facing a “chaotic” shortage in nursing if drastic changes are not made. Speaking on behalf of the association at a rally in Toronto last week, ONA first vice-president Vicky McKenna warned that Ontario is already lagging behind the other provinces, and would need 18,000 nurses
Canada’s unemployment rate plunged to 6.8 per cent in September, its lowest level in nearly six years, Statistics Canada says. Ontario enjoyed the biggest gain, adding 24,700 new jobs, pushing the province’s unemployment rate down to 7.1 per cent from 7.4 per cent in August, the federal agency said Friday. The labour market data delivered
Changes made by the nursing regulatory body last year have created additional hurdles for internationally educated nurses, who are struggling to meet the regulator’s new “safe practice” rules and face multiple delays in restarting their nursing careers. The new OSCE test was introduced in March 2013 as an entry test for internationally educated RNs before
2013 saw Quebec’s population rising by about 63,000, but it also saw the total growth rate for the province decreasing for the fourth consecutive year. This week the annual report on population statistics as released by the Institut de la statistique du Québec, found that the slowdown was not due to a declining number of births
Operational Bulletin 229-A – April 23, 2012 Pilot Project for Foreign Spouses and Dependent Children of Highly Skilled Canadians or Permanent Residents Returning to Work in Ontario Issue The authorities released Operational Bulletin 229 on November 24, 2010. Initially, this pilot was due to conclude on May 23, 2012. However, the authorities have extended this
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