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Demand for workers is booming in Canada as unemployment declines and job vacancies rise.

Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in nearly a decade in November, Statistics Canada’s new Labour Force Survey reports.

The new law of citizenship is objectionable to many; therefore, group of lawyers attempted to collect funds for follow-up protests are at higher levels. The law society believe that the new law has not respected the rights of Canadian citizens, who have achieved their citizenship through immigration or born outside of Canada , on the basis of the Freedom Charter of rights.

Canadian employers are checking out potential job candidates on social media before offering a job or sometimes even an interview. This applies to both newcomers and Canadians alike.

The Canadian regions that could potentially see a reduction of temporary foreign workers due to Employment and Social Development Canada's (ESDC) recent policy include Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with an unemployment rate equal to or higher than 6%. Based on the latest data, the following CMAs are likely to be affected:

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has become the center of one of the most heated policy debates of 2025. With calls for both major reform and outright elimination, the program’s future is now in question.

Restoration of TR status: eligibility

Further to the above, to be eligible for TR status restoration, applicants must:

Ottawa has introduced a new rule that changes how employers must advertise Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) positions. From now on, every LMIA job posting on Canada’s Job Bank must include the Direct Apply feature, and employers are required to review applications submitted through it. Ignoring this step could lead to an LMIA refusal.

A clarification from IRCC outlines the rules for work experience eligibility under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). To qualify, applicants must have one year of paid work experience in Canada under Tier Code categories 0, 1, 2, or 3 within the past three years. This experience remains valid for CEC even if the individual leaves Canada after completing it.

Key Information for Applicants Interested in Applying for Permanent Residency through the Home Care Program. The job offer and employer requirements are outlined as follows:

Citizenship: Employers cannot ask about your Canadian citizenship, country of birth, or primary language. They can inquire if you are authorized to work in Canada and if you are fluent in a relevant language.

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The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration has issued the following occupation list of professions where there may be employment opportunities. Candidates who have at least one year of work experience in one of the professions and the equivalent of Level 7 in all four language areas (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) using the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), may qualify to be nominated for CIC’s Express Entry system through the Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry stream.

Many of new immigrants are engineers who land in Canada with work experience in their profession. They all come to Canada with a hope to start practicing their profession in Canada. Unfortunately as soon as they arrive they face many difficult issued to be employed by the Canadian employers. In addition to recognition of their degree there are many regulations and licensing requirements imposed by each province. According to the engineering act a person whose profession falls under one of the 3 following categories may not practice without licence:

East coast provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have both opened Express Entry Immigration Selection System which offers six month duration for application process. None of these immigration programs need a job offer from a Canadian employer and application can be submitted without any arrange of employment.

However, candidates must keep in mind that they must meet the eligibility requirements of at least one of the following programs:

•  Federal Skilled Worker Program
•  Federal Skilled Trades Program
•  Canadian Experience Class

New Brunswick Express Entry Labour Market Stream

This program is based on EOI submission. Candidates who want to apply under New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) form within the first 15 days of each month.

These forms will be evaluated and a score will be assigned to each. And the highest scored candidates will receive an invitation to apply for New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program. The minimum required point for this program will be 67 out of 100.

Selection factors are:

•  Language ability in English and/or French
•  Level of education
•  Work experience
•  Age
•  Job offer

Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry

Eligibility requirements of Nova Scotia Experience – Express Entry program are listed below:

•  Age
•  Work experience
•  Previous work Experience in Nova Scotia
•  Education
•  Language ability in English and/or French
•  Adaptability & intention to settle

Canada has announced significant changes to its Express Entry system, removing bonus Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points previously awarded for arranged employment and Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)-supported job offers.

The cap of 500 complete applications has been reached for the Federal Skilled Worker Program eligible occupation Registered Nurses. The cap does not apply to applicants with a valid offer of arranged employment.

A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found.

Starting December 1st 2015, new rules will be implemented by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. These rules have defined strict penalties for employees who violate and abuse TFW program rules.

The pilot program was introduced in 2017 under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the Global Talent Stream works to fast track work visa applications for eligible foreign workers with skills required by Canadian employers in fields such as Information Technology and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Employers in the Canadian tech industry can fast-track hiring highly skilled foreign talent through the Global Talent Stream.