Category Archives: Announcements

Record job vacancies coincided with growth in overall employment and falling unemployment. Source: CIC News Canada had an all-time high of 912,600 job vacancies in the third quarter of 2021, according to a new Statistics Canada report. This occurred as Canada’s economy continued to recover amid the easing of public health restrictions. The record-high level […]

Nova Scotia saw some of its fastest growth in 2021. Source: CIC News Nova Scotia’s population has breached one million people, which is largely thanks to immigration. Nova Scotia passed the population milestone following record growth since July 2021. The month before, Canada had lifted travel restriction on approved permanent residents, which had limited immigration […]

Source: CIC News Immigration applicants in Canada may not need to do an additional medical exam to apply for permanent residency. Canada’s immigration department is renewing a temporary medical exam exemption on some foreign nationals who are applying for immigration. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is extending the already-existing medical exam exemption on immigration […]

The coronavirus pandemic continued to influence the direction of Canada’s immigration system in 2021. Source: CIC News The onset of the coronavirus pandemic changed the course of Canada’s immigration system in 2020 and while things have stabilized, the pandemic caused IRCC to make major adjustments in 2021. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) entered 2021 […]

Canada has landed over 361,000 immigrants this year and will likely achieve its target of landing 401,000 immigrants in 2021. Source: CIC News Canada landed more than 47,000 new permanent residents in November. This is a modern era record (such data is only readily available dating back to 1980). It is also marks the third […]

Following internal and international criticism, Canada has back-pedalled on its African travel bans ahead of schedule. Source: CIC News Canada is lifting the ban on international travel from the 10 countries in Africa starting December 18 at 11:59 p.m. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement on December 17. Canada first implemented the ban on […]

The purpose of the pool is to help connect healthcare workers with job opportunities in Saskatchewan. Source: CIC News Saskatchewan has launched a new International Healthcare Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) Pool. The pool will exist under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). The new International Healthcare Worker EOI submission process is not an application […]

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business recommends improving the TFWP and automation to address labour shortages. Source: CIC NEWS The pandemic has exacerbated long-standing labour shortages in Canada, and there is no simple solution. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reports more than half of small Canadian businesses are affected by labour shortages. These […]

Canada’s update provides a glimpse into future government spending. Source: CIC News Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the Canadian government’s Economic and Fiscal Update in Parliament the evening of December 14. This update is the first revision of the government’s economic forecast since the 2021 Federal Budget was released in April. These types of announcements […]