Canada is short on immigrants - take a chance!

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants come to Canada every year, with plans to welcome more than a million new people by 2023, and still the country is short of workers. How does this work?

The fact is that most people try to move to big cities, like Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal. And there are some provinces where not only immigrants don't want to go, but even the locals leave. The climate there is not as pleasant as, for example, in British Columbia, there are not particularly large cities, and maybe there is not as much choice of jobs. On the other hand, it is definitely cheaper to live there!

Where are there not enough immigrants?

We're talking about the Atlantic provinces, which are New Scotland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. They launched the Atlantic Immigration Program together a few years ago to attract more immigrants, but it's not really helping. People apply through the program, there are fairly low requirements, come to the Atlantic provinces, get a permanent residency, maybe make some money, and then leave for somewhere in Toronto.

This year, Memorial University, which is in Newfoundland and Labrador, did an interesting study and concluded that employers from Atlantic Canada are understaffed. They're looking for people among the locals, they're willing to hire foreigners... and there aren't enough people willing to hire. Or there aren't enough of them for everyone. 33% of employers responded that people just don't respond to their jobs.

Usually people complain that resumes sent somewhere in Toronto or Vancouver don't get answered. It's the opposite here. I even know one girl who found a job in Atlantic Canada in just in one hour, without sending out hundreds and thousands of resumes like many people have to do.

The study also found that more than half of the surveyed employers hired foreigners and almost 90% are satisfied with the way immigrants work.

You know what another plus the Atlantic provinces have? Their governments cooperate with employers. The Atlantic program has a list of companies that have agreements with provincial governments and can simplify the hiring of foreigners. They don't have to prove to the Canadian government that they didn't find an employee among the locals, that they're taking you and not Canadians. Generally speaking, they don't have to pay to process LMIA.

Atlantic immigration program

Now a little about the program itself program. On it it is possible to immigrate to three categories of people. The first category — qualified specialists, that is, those for whose work it is necessary to complete a college or university. Who may it be? Programmers, managers, scientists, teachers, and dozens or dozens of other professions.

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The second category is medium-skilled professionals, who work in professions that do not require education. In fact, everyone fits in there: elderly care workers, waiters, security guards, retailers, and so on.

And the final category is graduates from one of the Atlantic provinces. If you need help selecting an institution and applying for a visa, contact, my wife is an immigration consultant and will help you.

You need 1 year of work experience and a full school education to apply. You only need to pass English with a 4 in IELTS, which is level A2. The money requirements are also low, a little over $3,000 CAD for one person, $5,000 CAD for a family of 3. The most important requirement is to find a job in the Atlantic province, but as I said, the job situation there is sad, so just take it and look.

In general, if you want to move to Canada, I highly suggest you try to find a job in one of the Atlantic provinces. Once you get a permanent residence permit, you can also move to the capital city where I live, or to any other city in Canada.

Proposals to support immigrants

The university that did the research suggested some cool "chips" to provincial governments on immigrant retention that you could use if they were implemented. The university suggests helping immigrants adjust, offering some kind of training, including to improve language. Employers interviewed asked not only to employ immigrants, but also to help with jobs for their spouses, to educate their children, to provide families with affordable housing and health care, and to help build social ties.

In general, they want to retain immigrants by all means. But once again, I should say that these are only recommendations; it is not clear whether the provincial authorities will listen to them or not.

Employment

To find a job in Canada, you need a good resume. Although the Atlantic provinces have a shortage of employees, I don't think employers will hire just anyone. Canada has its own rules for employment and resumes.

How is it customary in Russia? You have to put your date of birth on your CV and add your photograph. In Canada if you send such a resume they will remove it at once and will not answer you. Why is it so? Because employers are afraid that they can be accused of discrimination on the basis of age or skin colour. There are many more of these worries.

We have launched a service to write professional resumes to all Canadian standards. Not only will you get a resume, but also a contact list of Atlantic Program employers who have just negotiated with the government and are hiring in a simplified way.

Alex Pavlenko, Founder of Immigrant.Today