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CIC News Immigrant employment rate in Canada rose in 2023 According to 2023 Statistics Canada (StatsCan) data released yesterday, there is a clear correlation between the employment rate of core working-age immigrants* and how long it has been since they landed in Canada. Importantly, StatsCan’s data assessed employment and unemployment for two general groups of…
CIC News Does international student enrolment impact domestic students in Canada? From 2010 to 2019, the number of international students enrolled at a Canadian public post-secondary institution increased dramatically from 142,200 to 388,800 international students. Today, counting international students at all levels of study, that number is over 800,000. Discover your options to study in…
CIC News Study: Canada home to almost 1 million temporary residents On June 20th, Statistic Canada released a study titled “Non-permanent residents in Canada: a portrait of a growing population from the 2021 Census”. The study looks at characteristics of non-permanent residents by their reason for temporary residence in Canada, based on results from the…
CIC News How immigration helped Canada set a new population growth record in 2022 According to recent data from Statistics Canada, the country’s total population is estimated to be over 39.5 million (as of January 1, 2023). This means that, for the first time ever, Canada’s population grew by over one million people in a…
CIC News Looking Ahead to Canada’s Demographics in 2041 The world can change a lot in 20 years, and that reality is no different when we look at Canada in particular. On September 8, Statistics Canada released its projection for Canada’s demographic makeup in the year 2041. These projections, which are rooted in data from…
CIC News Canadian job vacancies continue climbing to new record heights in June Statistics Canada recently released its monthly update on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies for June 2022. The job vacancies portion of this update revealed that Canada had over 1,000,000 job vacancies in May of this year. Discover if You Are…
CIC News Study: Immigration to drive Canada’s population increase into 2068 Statistics Canada has released its projections for Canada’s population growth spanning the next 47 years. The report states that by 2068, in a medium growth scenario, Canada’s population could reach up to 57 million people, largely driven by increased immigration. During this period between…
CIC News Canada’s high job vacancy rate means immigration will be even more critical to the labour market in the future Canada’s unemployment rate is at a record low of 5.1%, resulting in significant worker shortages. Job vacancies are more than 80% higher than they were pre-pandemic. These vacancies are in large part due to…
CIC News Canada’s unemployment rate down to record-low 5.1% Canada’s unemployment rate hit a new record-low of 5.1%, the lowest point it’s been since comparable data became available in 1976. Statistics Canada reported in its most recent Labour Force Survey that the labour force gained 39,800 jobs in May, mostly in full-time work. More than…
CIC News How Canada’s new NOC will affect Express Entry eligibility Details of how the updated National Occupation Classification (NOC) system will affect Express Entry eligibility have been released. NOC 2021 will come into effect in November 2022. A total of 16 occupations will become eligible for Express Entry, and three will become ineligible, according…