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British Columbia PNP contributes in creating large number of jobs in 2021

January 28, 2022

British Columbia introduced more than 100,000 jobs in 2021

The review of Labor Force Surveys of 2021 has brought to fore a lot of positive observations about the performance of British Columbia in creating jobs and overall labor market performance. It also puts in perspective the role of the British Columbia PNP in ensuring that there’s an influx of skilled foreign workers who can contribute to the province’s development. In the process, they also find the best opportunities to develop their careers.

Even in an extremely challenging year like 2021, the province created over 100,000 jobs. Compared to 2020 figures, this is a 3.9% increase in jobs. In 2020, British Columbia created 84,000 full-time jobs. Things have turned out well for the province as can be figured from the fact that in December 2021 alone 25,000 jobs were created.

British Columbia has one of the lowest unemployment rates (5.3%) in Canada. Thus, the province has proven itself to be a leader in the process of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

It shows the success of the British Columbia PNP that the province has not only created significantly more jobs but has also had notably more residents who decided to settle in the province. In just the first 3 quarters of 2021, over 85,000 immigrants chose British Columbia to be their preferred destination for immigration.

The rate of investment in the province has also gone up remarkably with 114,000 private-sector jobs added to the labor market in 2021.

In British Columbia, the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant was announced to help businesses keep themselves afloat and employees survive the tough time. The applications for the grant program will now be online. Eligible businesses can apply for the grant.

With an investment of over half a million dollars since early 2020, British Columbia’s government is doing its best to provide support to businesses and help their staff to get over the challenges of the pandemic.

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How Canada PR visa holders become eligible for Canadian citizenship

January 28, 2022

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How to calculate Canadian citizenship eligibility

Here’s a guide to the eligibility criteria for obtaining Canadian citizenship. The next step for Canada PR visa holders to settle in the country is to become citizens of the country. If you are a Canadian permanent resident preparing to become a Canadian citizen, the following information about eligibility will be useful for you.

Eligibility criteria for a Canada PR to become a Canadian citizen

In order to become eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship, you must meet the following criteria:

You must be a Canada PR visa holder. Even while you meet this criterion, you must satisfy these conditions too:
- You mustn’t have been asked to leave Canada by Canadian officials.
- You mustn’t be under review for immigration owing to instances of fraud.
- You mustn’t have any conditions related to your permanent resident status pending. E.g., medical screening.
You must have resided and have been physically present in Canada for at least 3 out of the 5 years (1,095 days) preceding the date of applyication for citizenship. Any extra days you have spent outside Canada owing to the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be counted as days you have lived in Canada.
You may have to file taxes in Canada for a minimum of 3 years in the 5 years leading to the date of application.
You must prove your language skills in English or French. Your skills will be measured by:
- Noting how you communicate with a citizenship official during the process
- Reviewing the proof that you attached with your application
- If necessary, assessing your level of language at the time you participated in a hearing with a citizenship official
You must pass a citizenship test. Your age must be between 18 to 54 years on the date of applying for citizenship. In the citizenship test, you will have to answer the questions about the rights and responsibilities of Canadians. You will also have to answer questions about Canada’s:
- Laws
- Symbols
- Geography
- History
- Economy
- Government

Why could you be prohibited?

You may be prohibited from becoming a Canadian citizen if you have committed a crime in or outside Canada. In such a case you may be barred from becoming a Canadian citizen for a certain period of time. Also, when determining the time period you lived in Canada, the time you spent serving a term of imprisonment, probation, or parole won’t be considered.

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New expedited program under Alberta PNP for tech-skilled immigrants

January 20, 2022

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Alberta creates new immigration program for tech workers

A new expedited Alberta PNP immigration program for tech-skilled Canada Express Entry candidates was announced on January 13, 2022. Applications to this program were accepted right from December 2022.

If you are a tech professional and want to be deemed eligible for this program, you must have a profile in the Canada Express Entry system. You must also be eligible for the Alberta Express Entry system.

The new immigration program enables you to become Canada PR visa holders within as short a period as 6 months. You will need to have a job offer in a tech industry occupation that’s considered in-demand.

Another requirement to get a work permit is that you must obtain a letter of support issued by the Government of Alberta.

Alberta has over 3,000 technology companies as identified by the Alberta Enterprise Corporation. These companies are still in requirement of skilled workers with technical and marketing talent.

How does the Accelerated Tech Pathway work?

The steps to follow are:

Create a profile in the Canada Express Entry pool.
Fill out an AINP online form to send your Canada Express Entry profile information as well as your tech job in Alberta.
After checking that you meet the minimum eligibility criteria for the Alberta Express Entry stream, AINP will invite you to apply for a provincial nomination.
Check whether you meet the criteria of assessment and if all is fine, file an application for provincial nomination.
If Alberta PNP offers a nomination to you, it can be accepted within 30 days using your Canada Express Entry profile. Additional 600 CRS points are also granted to you upon accepting the nomination.
In a forthcoming Canada Express Entry draw, you can participate and get the opportunity to apply for a Canada PR visa.

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What is the job outlook for Norway for 2022?

January 11, 2022

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If you’re looking for an overseas career, Norway is a good alternative. The country’s excellent standard of living and social security system is well-known. Oil and gas, shipping, food processing, fishing, mining, IT and communications, tourism, and other businesses are among the country’s key industries.

Norway has a high standard of living and is considered one of the most expensive countries in the world. Yet it is also considered one of the happiest countries in the world with a significantly higher average income than the rest of the world.

Health and education, oil and gas, fishing, construction, and information technology employ more than half of the local workforce.

As an expat, you’ll have a better chance of finding work in shortage occupations, where local workers are scarce. Sectors with labor shortages evolve with time and are often identical to occupations in high demand in other countries, such as:

Healthcare
Manufacturing and engineering
IT, software development and web services
Construction
Finance and banking

Features of the Norway job market

For your consideration, here are some additional characteristics of the Norwegian work market:

In terms of technology, Norway’s corporate sector is advanced. They absorb new technology quickly.

Norwegian industry prides itself on the ability to innovate.

Maritime and energy sectors provide the largest output and so have the highest employability in Norway.

Norway is a great place to live, work, and do business because:

It has effective welfare schemes that are effective

The employer-employee relationship is well-regulated

Workplaces have a high level of transparency

Apart from a flat organizational structure that promotes a high level of participation from everyone in the company, Norway’s workplaces have highly qualified personnel.

Job outlook for 2022

As the economy recovers, unemployment has fallen to 4.3 percent in 2021, down from 4.6 percent in 2020, when the pandemic wreaked havoc on the country’s affairs. The estimated rate of unemployment for 2022 is 4 percent which is expected to decline further going forward.

When it comes to jobs, the following occupations are in high demand in a country that is home to high-paying, knowledge-based, innovative, and industrial enterprises:

IT
Engineering
Finance and banking
Sales and marketing
Human resources
Healthcare

Here are the average annual salaries for these occupations:

IT – 83,000 dollars
Engineering-82,000 dollars
Finance and banking-80,000 dollars
Sales and marketing-81,000 dollars
Human resources-70,000 dollars
Healthcare-95,000 dollars

Norway’s strong, stable economy and high standard of living have been attractive factors for those looking to work abroad. It has always had a need for skilled workers across multiple sectors. The job outlook is expected to improve in 2022 and beyond.

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Opportunities to work in Canada surged in Dec 2021 before Omicron scare

January 11, 2022

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Canadian economy added 55,000 jobs in December, Stats Can reports

Before the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 hit Canada recently, there has been a surge in the number of jobs generated by Canada. In December 2021 itself, specifically in the period between December 5 and 11, 55,000 jobs were added. The increase in the opportunities to work in Canada was arrested only by the spike in the Omicron variant by the end of December 2021.

The number of jobs created in December 2021 is around twice the job positions that were expected by economists. There was a positive situation maintained in the case of the unemployment rate in Canada before Omicron emerged. The unemployment rate stood unchanged at 5.9% which was just a little higher than 5.7% in February 2020.

Full-time jobs increased by 123,000 and part-time jobs decreased by 68,000. The people at work involved in this count were of core working age.

More growth was witnessed in employment in the public sector. The rate of growth in employment in the private sector and self-employment workers was not changed much.

The average working hours increased by 2.7% year over year. There was a fall in the total hours worked since June 2021. It went down by 0.3%.

Even while the performance of the Canadian economy in December 2021 showed the much-needed improvement, the Omicron threat is posing a challenge by dragging back the reviving job market situation in Canada.

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The PNP draw schedule of Prince Edward Island for 2022 is out

January 11, 2022

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Are you willing to migrate to Canada via Prince Edward Island in 2022? Here we bring you the schedule of the PEI PNP draw in 2022. It’s expected that there will be 12 Prince Edward Island PNP draws in 2022.

Deserving immigrants will be invited to apply for a provincial nomination who might belong to one of the 3 immigration categories namely Work Impact, Express Entry, and Business Impact.

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Here’s the schedule for Prince Edward Island PNP:

January 20, 2022
February 17, 2022
March 17, 2022
April 21, 2022
May 19, 2022
June 16, 2022
July 21, 2022
August 18, 2022
September 15, 2022
October 20, 2022
November 17, 2022
December 15, 2022

About PEI PNP Express Entry category

This is an enhanced PEI PNP category that has a link with the Canada Express Entry system. It’s necessary for candidates involved in this category to have an Express Entry profile.

Through the PNP draws that offer provincial nominations, Express Entry candidates can get 600 extra CRS points if they accept the nomination offered by the province. These additional points will ensure that the candidates will have a better chance of getting the opportunity to be invited to apply for a Canada PR visa.

About PEI PNP Labor Impact category

This category is meant for those immigration candidates possessing a valid job offer in PEI. This category is divided into 3 sub-categories namely International Graduate, Critical Worker, and Skilled Worker.

Candidates in this category have to submit an EOI so that they may be considered for a provincial nomination under this category.

About PEI PNP Business Impact category

Candidates under this category must meet the criterion for the minimum provincial score. Only then they can lodge their applications. The minimum score will be different for each draw.

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It pays well to work in Canada, study reveals current job trend

January 10, 2022

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New immigrants in Canada are earning more money

It has come to the fore now that new immigrants in Canada are getting better median pay that’s higher than their predecessors. It’s definitely a highly attractive option to work in Canada for those who have acquired education and experience in their field before they arrive in Canada.

The median pay for those who became Canada PR visa holders was CAD 31,900 in 2019. This is the highest pay recorded in Canada since 1981. In fact, those immigrants who are qualified in their field of work and have had experience in their line of work before they arrived in Canada have received the highest median wages. Those in this category who arrived in Canada in 2018 got a median salary of close to CAD 45,000. This was higher than the median wage (CAD 38,800) among those born in Canada.

With experience, immigrants can get high first-year salaries. Immigrants with only education and no work experience had only CAD 15,100 as the median salary in 2019. A major factor for this is considered to be these immigrants to be younger than their peers.

With Canada immigration working on achieving a high target of 411,000 newcomers by 2023, skilled and experienced immigrants have a great opportunity at hand. If you are one of them, explore your chances to immigrate to Canada and join the country’s workforce.

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Performance of Canada PNP program in December 2021 – A summary

January 10, 2022

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Here’s in short how Canada PNP program draws that were conducted in December 2021 went.

Dec 21, 2021 – British Columbia PNP issues 243 invitations to immigration candidates

General draw

Date	Category	Min. Score	Invitations Issued
Dec 21, 2021	SI – Skilled Worker	100	194
	SI – International Graduate	88
	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	74
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	106
	EEBC – International Graduate	92

NOC-specific draw (for NOC 0621 and NOC 0631

Date	Category	Min. Score	Invitations Issued
Dec 21, 2021	SI – Skilled Worker	106	49
	SI – International Graduate	106
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	106
	EEBC – International Graduate	106

December 16, 2021 – Manitoba PNP issued 349 invitations to immigration candidates

Stream	Sub-Stream	No. of Letters of Advice to Apply	Lowest Eligible Score
Skilled Workers in Manitoba	–	296	447
International Education Stream	–	40	–
Skilled Workers Overseas	Strategic Recruitment Initiative	13	712

December 16, 2021 – Prince Edward Island invites 125 immigration candidates

Date	Category	Invitations Issued	Min. Score
Dec 16, 2021	Labour Impact/Express Entry	114	N/A
Dec 16, 2021	Business Impact	11	67

December 15, 2021 – British Columbia PNP invites 11 foreign entrepreneurs

Date	Category	Min. Score	Invitations Issued
Dec 15, 2021	Entrepreneur Immigration General Category	118	11

December 14, 2021 – British Columbia PNP issues invitations to 71 immigration candidates in a tech draw

Date	Category	Min. Score	Invitations Issued
Dec 14, 2021	SI – Skilled Worker	80	71
	SI – International Graduate
	EEBC – Skilled Worker
	EEBC – International Graduate

December 7, 2021 – British Columbia PNP invites 318 immigration candidates

General draw

Date	Category	Min. Score	Invitations Issued
Dec 7, 2021	SI – Skilled Worker	97	267
	SI – International Graduate	83
	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	71
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	100
	EEBC – International Graduate	86

NOC-specific draw (for NOC 0631 and NOC 0621)

Date	Category	Min. Score	Invitations Issued
Dec 7, 2021	SI – Skilled Worker	103	51
	SI – International Graduate
	EEBC – Skilled Worker
	EEBC – International Graduate

December 7, 2021 – Ontario PNP issues invitations to over 1,100 immigration candidates

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

Date of draw	No. of invitations issued	Profiles creation date	Score range	Draw details
Dec 7, 2021	470	April 28 to December 7, 2021	37 and above	General draw
Dec 7, 2021	33	April 28 to December 7, 2021	N/A	Targeted draw aimed at candidates of Regional Immigration Pilot

Ontario Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream Expression of Interest Draw

Date issued	No. of invitations issued	Profiles creation date	Score range	Draw details
Dec 7, 2021	583	April 28 to December 7, 2021	62 and above	General draw
Dec 7, 2021	37	April 28 to December 7, 2021	N/A	Targeted draw aimed at candidates of Regional Immigration Pilot

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

Date issued	No. of invitations issued	Profiles creation date	Score range	Draw details
Dec 7, 2021	53	April 28 to December 7, 2021	N/A	Targeted draw for health, manufacturing, and agricultural occupations.
Dec 7, 2021	10	April 28 to December 7, 2021	N/A	Targeted draw aimed at candidates of Regional Immigration Pilot

December 9, 2021 – Quebec invites 326 immigration candidates in an EOI draw

Invitations Date	Invites Issued	Min. Score	Date of extraction from Arrima bank
Dec 09, 2021	326	633	Dec 6, 2021 at 6:30 am

December 2, 2021 – Manitoba PNP invites 438 immigration candidates

Stream	Sub-Stream	No. of LAAs	Lowest Eligible score
Skilled Workers in Manitoba		358	449
International Education Stream		29	–
Skilled Workers Overseas	Strategic Recruitment Initiative	51	726

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LAA – Letters of Advice to Apply

EOI – Expression of Interest

PNP – Provincial Nominee Program

NOC – National Occupational Classification

History made in Canada immigration as it brings 401k newcomers in 2021

January 5, 2022

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A historic achievement for Canada immigration: 401k newcomers in 2021

Canada did it! The country made history with 401,000 new immigrants it invited in 2021. Ever since Canada has been founded as a country in 1867, this is the second time the number of immigrants has crossed the 400,000 mark in a year. It’s indeed a tremendous success for Canada immigration.

Canada depends a lot on its immigrants to achieve economic and social growth. The country has an aging population that poses concerns as to filling the job vacancies and taking the country’s economy ahead.

In 2020, the year wholly marred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Canada PR visa holders reduced by more than 45% and reached 185,000. This happened due to border closure done in order to prevent the spreading of the pandemic.

The pandemic had not dimmed the determination of Canada to reach an ambitious number of newcomers in the year 2021. In a major strategic move, Canada immigration prioritized the selection of temporary visa holders in Canada to transition them into Canada PR visa holders.

The country is next aiming at bringing in 411,000 newcomers in 2022. The gradual improvement in the economy is also making it seem quite possible. In fact, the Canadian economy has been coming close to pre-pandemic levels lately.

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