Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n As Canada recovers from the pandemic, a significant number of job vacancies remain across various sectors. Immigration is crucial to sustaining Canada’s economic momentum since our growth rate is surpassing our capacity to recruit and retain workers. Canada is recognized globally as a premium destination for skilled talent. It’s vital to capitalize on this reputation to ensure businesses have access to necessary skilled labor.<\/p>\n Recently, the Honourable Sean Fraser announced the resumption of Express Entry draws, with invitations for permanent residence applications starting in July. During the pandemic, travel limitations hindered the processing of international applications, leading to an inventory surge. Consequently, invitations for federal high-skilled streams were temporarily halted. Come July, these invitations will resume, with most applications processed within six months.<\/p>\n Minister Fraser also introduced a temporary policy for international graduates whose status is expiring. From summer 2022, graduates with post-graduation work permits expiring between January and December 2022 can apply for an additional open work permit valid for up to 18 months. This policy aims to simplify the process, with more details forthcoming.<\/p>\n International graduates significantly contribute to addressing labor shortages, often transitioning to permanent residency. In 2021, over 157,000 former students became permanent residents, with a substantial number transitioning from post-graduation work permits.<\/p>\n The government has doubled the number of permanent residence decisions in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. By March 2022, Canada had welcomed over 113,000 new permanent residents.<\/p>\n In addition to processing over 100,000 work permit applications in early 2022, there’s an ongoing temporary policy from August 2020 allowing visitors in Canada to apply for employer-specific work permits without leaving, extended to February 2023.<\/p>\n For those who applied through the temporary resident to permanent resident pathway in 2021, new measures will take effect this summer:<\/p>\n These policies are part of a broader governmental strategy to ensure Canadian employers have the workforce they need, while addressing labor shortages. This builds on recent announcements regarding the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Workforce Solutions Road Map<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the economy growing faster than employers can hire new workers, Canada needs to look at every option so that we have the skills and labor needed to fuel our growth. Immigration will be crucial to easing our labor shortage, and these measures aim to address pressing needs in all sectors across the country, while providing more opportunities for recent graduates and other applicants to build their lives in Canada and continue contributing to our short-term recovery and long-term prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Contacts for media only<\/strong><\/p>\n Aidan Strickland<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> As Canada continues to recover from the pandemic, employers are actively looking to fill hundreds of thousands of vacant positions in all sectors across the country. Immigration is more important than ever to fuel Canada\u2019s economy, as our strong economic growth is now outpacing our ability to find and keep workers. Canada is a top destination for global talent. We need to use this fact to ensure that businesses and employers have access to the skilled workers they need to grow and succeed. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Canada’s New Immigration Measures<\/h2>\n
Temporary Measures for International Graduates<\/h3>\n
Enhancements to Permanent Residence Processes<\/h2>\n
Support for Temporary Residents<\/h3>\n
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Minister\u2019s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Aidan.Strickland@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
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