Immigration to Canada

Three important support to Help Immigrant Women Succeed in the Labour Market
Sara Rose Taylor, PhD
Research Associate
National Immigration Centre
The Conference Board of Canada

In 2023 Canada introduced temporary changes for Iranian visitors who do not want to return to their country. The main announcement was in March 01, 2023 which authorizes the Iranian visitors to apply for work or study permit from inside Canada without paying any government processing fee. In addition, the minister due to current high rising inflation in Iran did authorized Iranian students to change their study permit to work permit to ease the financial support pressure from Iran.

Applicants with a minimum of 6 months related work experience in the last 3 years in one of the following 3 occupations may apply for permanent residency of Canada. IELTS general 6 in each proficiency is required for eligibility.

Three of Canada’s largest cities — Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto — continue to rank among the top 10 most livable cities in the world in The Economist’s latest survey. The three cities are the only North American cities in the top 10 of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s 2018 Global Livability Index.

A great opportunity for foreign agri-food workers to obtain Canadian permanent residency through Agri-food immigration pilot program.

Quebec Immigration is extending the time permitted  to complete  and submit an Expression of Interest through the Arrima portal from 30 to 90 days.

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June 1, 2016—As of June 1st, 2016 , Canadian employers who are hiring skilled French-speaking temporary workers from abroad who want to work in Francophone minority communities outside of Quebec will be exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment. This will make it easier for employers to hire them.

Women’s rights activists are hailing a commitment by Immigration Minister John McCallum to change spousal sponsorship rules they say unfairly penalize women and racial minorities.

It is a good time to be looking for a job in Canada. With a low unemployment rate employers have to ‎work harder to attract and retain top talent, as there are fewer available workers for each job ‎opening.‎

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More and more international students are choosing to study in Canada. In fact, Canada welcomed a record number of foreign students in 2014. We are a friendly and welcoming country and home to some of the world's most prestigious universities as well as internationally-recognized vocational schools and colleges. Importantly, once you have completed your studies you may be eligible for Canadian permanent residence.

The high demand for tech talent in Canada is rolling into 2020 as experts start to predict the sector’s outlook for the New Year.

More than 82,000 tech jobs were created in Toronto during the five-year period, roughly 4,300 more than the number of tech jobs created in the San Francisco Bay Area during this time frame. Toronto added 28,900 tech jobs in 2017 alone, an increase of 13.6 per cent over the previous year — making it the fastest growing tech market in North America for the second year in a row.

Some major cities have asked the federal Immigration Department to hold off sending more Syrian refugees their way until they can find places to house them.

Toronto earns top spot in Bloomberg rankings on quality of life for women pursuing their careers.
Toronto is the leading city in the world for career women, according to Bloomberg.
Five pillars were assessed: safety, mobility, maternity, equality, and wealth.

In 2014 about 51.2 million individuals were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations.

More international workers are being hired by technology companies in the Toronto region thanks to a fast-track work visa program introduced by Canada’s government last year, a new study reports. Of the 53 high-growth tech companies who responded to the MaRS Discovery District survey, 45% reported hiring international candidates in 2017 and 53 percent experienced a jump in international applications in 2017 over 2016.

There are 31 candidates running for mayor. The current mayor, John Tory, has been in office for eight years and is presently seeking his third term. The most prominent candidate running against him, Gil Penalosa, is a former city planner who arrived in Canada 23 years ago from Colombia.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal may allow international companies operating in Canada to bring temporary foreign workers to their operations in Canada without first being required to offer jobs to Canadians.