Inflation decrease and hundreds of immigration invitations: news of the week
Highlights from July 17 through July 23.
The long-awaited news is that Canada's inflation dropped to 2.8% for the first time in more than two years and is much closer to the 2% target. Earlier, the Bank of Canada once again raised its key interest rate to rein in rising prices. Now economists are optimistic, but it may be harder to make inflation fall further.
Canadians, however, are slow to rejoice. A new survey has shown that 77% of the country's residents are dissatisfied with the way the government distributes money and how much it spends. Also, more than 60% of Canadians believe that it is the authorities are to blame for high inflation, as they have increased government spending over the past three years.
Another interesting poll. The current Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau managed, according to public opinion, to become simultaneously the worst and one of the best country leaders. Trudeau ranked first on the list of unpopular prime ministers among Canadians, and fourth on the list of popular ones.
Help for Canada's residents
The Canadian government made a meaningful investment to build housing for asylum seekers, especially in cities where more refugees are arriving. For example, almost half of that money will go to fund housing in Toronto. Canada is obligated to provide housing and support to all those who are granted refugee status.
Also, authorities are working to improve conditions in long-term care homes. Earlier this year, long-term care expert groups released standards to improve patient health, safety, and infection prevention. And the ruling party is expected to draft a safe long-term care bill. In addition, the last federal budget allocated CAD 1.7 billion to increase pay for nursing home workers.
Immigration news
Last week, Canada's provinces held a particularly large number of immigration selections. That doesn't happen very often.
On July 19, a drawing took place in British Columbia. The province selected 172 people among in-demand professionals: technicians, healthcare workers, educators, and veterinarians. And for technicians, for the first time, the passing score was slightly lowered.
The remaining selections took place on July 20. The province of Ontario issued 1,061 invitations, also to in-demand skilled workers. This time, it was mostly technology occupations that were needed, and a small portion of the invitations went to healthcare professionals.
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Manitoba selected 595 applicants among skilled workers overseas, and the passing score for them was much lower than usual. Also, the province most often sends far fewer invitations to such applicants than this time.
And Prince Edward Island held a draw for workers of various qualifications and entrepreneurs. The total number of invitations is 106.
There is also a new opportunity to find a job in Canada. The province of New Brunswick will be holding a job fair again, and it has a very extensive list of suitable occupations. Events will be held in September in Belgium and Morocco, but citizens of all countries can participate.
Alex Pavlenko, founder of the Immigrant.Today emigration portal
