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CIC News Canada bans flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries The Canadian government announced that it will limit travel to southern Africa, a region which has reported cases of a new COVID-19 variant of concern. As of November 26, all foreign nationals who have travelled through the seven affected countries in the last 14…
CIC News Canada to recognize more vaccines, will soon require international students and workers to be fully vaccinated Canada announced several new measures at the border that will begin to take effect at the end of the month. Starting November 30, Canada will expand the list of COVID-19 vaccines that travellers can receive to be…
CIC News Canadians remain largely supportive of immigration, new survey finds Despite the pandemic, the majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration, a new Environics Institute survey has found. The Environics Institute conducted telephone interviews with 2,000 Canadians between September 7 and 23, 2021 to see if their views…
CIC News Immigrant flows fell sharply in 2020 due to COVID-19, says latest OECD report The COVID-19 crisis led to the largest-ever decline in immigration to OECD countries, including Canada. This finding was presented by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in its annual report on migration, published on Thursday, October 28. “Migration…
CIC News Canadian politicians take to social media to highlight issues at IRCC Members of Canada’s opposition parties have shared their open letters to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on how to improve the immigration system. Jasraj Singh Hallan from the Conservative Party and Jenny Kwan from the New Democratic Party are incumbent shadow ministers for…
CIC News High numbers of job vacancies in Canada persisted this past August Job vacancies in Canada remained above pre-COVID levels this past August, especially in sectors like food services, health care, and tech. Statistics Canada estimates there were 871,600 job vacancies in Canada, the highest amount of the year, and a jump from the…
CIC News Canadian immigration is making major changes to the NOC in 2022 Canada has introduced NOC 2021 and the immigration system will incorporate the changes in 2022. The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a major part of Canada’s immigration system. Skilled worker candidates and temporary foreign workers need to demonstrate their work experience corresponds…
CIC News Canada provides new details on vaccine requirements and exemptions for travellers Starting tomorrow, Canada will require travellers departing from Canadian airports and travelling on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains to be fully vaccinated. The measure, which takes effect Oct. 30 at 3 a.m., applies to travellers age 12 and older who use…
CIC News Canada employment regains pre-pandemic levels in September Canada’s economy gained 157,000 jobs last month, bringing the employment rate to within a percentage point of pre-pandemic levels. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey captured the Canadian labour market for the week of September 12 to 18. That week, several provinces had introduced proof-of-vaccination requirements to…
CIC News Canada had a record number of job vacancies in Q2 2021 Canada’s job vacancy rate in the second quarter of 2021 was the highest on record, according to Statistics Canada’s quarterly job vacancies report. The job vacancy rate represents the number of vacant positions as a portion of all available jobs, both vacant…