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In collaboration with the federal government, New Brunswick will launch a pilot project to address labour shortages.

New Brunswick has reached its 2025 cap for the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) and will no longer accept new endorsement applications. Submissions made on or before April 4 will still be processed.

New Brunswick has paused its Express Entry and Skilled Worker immigration streams for the rest of the year after reaching its quota of approximately 2,000 nominations. The pause, announced by the Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Department, will continue until January 2025.

On June 16 and 17, New Brunswick held four PNP draws across its Skilled Worker and Express Entry streams, inviting 608 candidates the most in any month so far in 2025.

Campaign comes amid soaring job vacancies in regions outside Montreal

A new website for immigrant job-seekers in Quebec is the focal point of a province-wide campaign launched this week to attract newcomers to regions outside the Montreal area.

Ottawa, January 2, 2013 — The brand-new Federal Skilled Trades Program begins accepting applications today, announced Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.

Normally, processing involves an officer individually evaluating each work permit applicant to determine if they are approved. This includes a review of the applicant’s experience, education, language ability and any licensing requirements.

Starting August 11, 2024, IRCC introduced a temporary policy allowing certain Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates to apply for an open work permit (OWP).

Starting in 2025, Canada’s Francophone Community Immigration Class (FCIC) will allow French-speaking newcomers to settle permanently in designated communities outside Quebec. This five-year program aims to strengthen Francophone communities and address labor shortages.

International entrepreneurs who wish to operate a business in Newfoundland and Labrador will have four more opportunities to submit an Expression of Interest in 2019.

Work permit holders may qualify for OHIP if they meet the following criteria:

In the latest report, job vacancies and payroll employment remain high, while unemployment sees decreases in September.

A total of 127 invitations were under the Labour and Express Entry streams. Nine invitations were issued under PEI’s business impact and work permit stream with a minimum point threshold of 65. The total number of invitations for this draw is less than the most recent draw on May 20, when 153 invitations were issued.

Quebec workplaces can now have up to 20% temporary foreign workers on staff.

Quebec is extending its suspension of Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) for low-wage jobs in Montreal until November 30, 2025, and starting March 3, this will also apply to Laval.

According to the latest announcement by the Quebec Immigration authorities , a maximum cap of 6300 applications will be accepted from eligible applicants under the Quebec skilled worker program , which is due to reopen later this year . Last year's cap was 6500 which was completed within 4 months .

The Institute du Québec's study sheds light on how the pandemic affected Quebec's labour force.

Quebec has updated the list of high-demand jobs for which employers do not need to prove that they have made recruitment efforts when hiring temporary foreign workers.

Starting September 3rd, Quebec will suspend processing Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) for jobs in Montreal offering wages below $27.47 CAD per hour.

The federal government has updated its list of census metropolitan areas (CMAs) where low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) will not be processed due to high unemployment rates. As of April 4, 2025, the following 24 CMAs, each with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher, will not process low-wage LMIA applications until July 10, 2025: