Canadian employment assistance, college promotions and other news of the week

What pleased Canada during the week of September 27 to October 3?

Immigration selections

Once again, Canada held many large selections in one week. In total, more than 2,000 invitations for immigration were sent.

Contrary to expectations, the draw in Express Entry went through again. Last time, Canada reached the annual goal for the number of invitations in this system. Last week, 761 participants in provincial immigration programs were selected.

Saskatchewan has sent out 391 invitations to in-demand professionals and Express Entry registered candidates.

British Columbia invited 422 applicants from qualified, low— and mid-level professionals, also graduates of Canadian universities.

Manitoba shared the results of an earlier drawing that selected 650 candidates in streams for skilled professionals in Manitoba, skilled professionals from abroad, and Canadian graduates.

Alberta shared the results of two simultaneous two selections that had taken place weeks earlier. One called for 385 people and the second called for 450. It's been several times in a row that the province has held draws each week.

Jobs in Canada

A popular Canadian job search portal has published statistics on demanded professions in the province of Nova Scotia. Workers in these occupations were not affected by the pandemic — on the contrary, demand for them increased.

In the pandemic, many moved to remote work and 40% of Canadians still work remotely. If you are self-employed, you can find a Canadian employer and work even from your home country. For example, in one of the 10 most in-demand remote professions.

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has launched a new program to help immigrants find jobs. Officials will collect job openings from employers and resumes from job seekers to best allocate people to jobs.

Ontario also provides assistance to job seekers. The province launches a training and development program where trainees can be paid not only for training, but also for travel and childcare costs.

There have been changes to the unemployment benefit system, which will be in effect for a year. The amount of the benefit has decreased, but it is now easier to receive it because you have to work considerably fewer hours in advance than before.

Studying in Canada

A new ranking of universities for 2022 has emerged, ranking universities on the percentage of graduates who are employed. Several Canadian universities have distinguished themselves by having up to 86% of graduates find jobs after graduation.

Education at Canadian colleges is usually as good as at universities, but often significantly better value. Two public colleges have launched a promotion that will be valid for January and May 2022 admissions. The colleges give up to 12 weeks of English tuition and also offer a $5,000 CAD scholarship per year.