News of the week: more immigrants, worker shortages and vaccinations
During the week of October 4-10, there was a lot of important news for those looking to immigrate to Canada.
Immigration selections
There were several selections in a week in Canada:
- British Columbia held a record draw for the Tech Program, inviting 108 IT professionals;
- Ontario selected 162 people from the francophone candidate pool as well as 486 members of in-demand professions who were registered with Express Entry;
- Quebec shared an earlier selection process in which it called 536 candidates with health and education majors.
In total, over 6,000 candidates were invited to become permanent residents of Canada through the provincial programs alone in September. But there are many more invitees in total. For example, in August the number was almost 38,000 people.
And in the first week of October, Canada sent out 30,000 invitations to the parent-grandparent sponsorship program. Selected sponsors will be able to transport their relatives to the country, and those who are unlucky this time will have to wait for the next selection in 2022.
Other immigration news
From November 18 to 20, Destination Canada, Canada's largest mobility forum, will be held. It is an event where you can learn about opportunities to immigrate to Canada, get questions answered and useful relocation tips, as well as talk to Canadian employers. The forum will take place online and registration is now open.
Quebec has once again stressed that it is important for immigrants to know French in order to integrate into local society. The province has allocated a large sum to teaching French to newcomers as part of the French Language Status Act.
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