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CIC News > Latest News > 2022 > July

Canada still has over one million job vacancies While Canada continues to experience high job vacancies, the employment rate is decreasing in most sectors for the first time since May 2021.

Statistics Canada has released its monthly payroll employment, earnings, hours, and job vacancy report for May 2022. Based on the report, the number of employees in Canada receiving pay or benefits from their employer has decreased for the first time since May 2021.

By Edana Robitaille

British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario release PNP draw results Western Canada invites hundreds of candidates to apply for provincial nomination.

This past week, four Canadian provinces released Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results.

By Edana Robitaille

Why Canada is yet to introduce an open work permit for expired PGWP holders Canada announced in April that PGWP holders would get an extension. Now in July, these international student graduates still have no way to apply and are losing their legal status.

Months after introducing a special measure to allow certain Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders to apply for a new open work permit that would allow them to keep working in Canada, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is blaming technical issues for the delay.

By Shelby Thevenot

Canadian immigration ministers agree on multi-year PNP levels plan Immigration ministers from across Canada met in New Brunswick to identify how to best achieve the country's immigration goals.

The Forum of Ministers Responsible (FMRI) for Immigration met in Saint John, New Brunswick on July 28 to discuss a host of major immigration policy issues.

By Kareem El-Assal

Canada temporarily making distance learning eligible for Express Entry points IRCC is recommending Express Entry candidates update their profiles by August 2 to benefit from a new measure to count online, out of Canada, and part-time studies for points.

Public health restrictions over the past two years have forced students out of the classroom and onto the internet. Now, Canada is relaxing rules for Express Entry candidates who studied online during the pandemic.

By Shelby Thevenot

Four provinces calling on Canadian government for greater say over immigration Citing labour shortages across the country, the immigration ministers of Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba want to select more immigrants.

Provincial immigration ministers from Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba signed off on a letter urging Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to work with the provinces to improve Canada’s immigration system.

By Shelby Thevenot

IRCC reveals how many FSWP and CEC candidates were invited in recent all-program draws The breakdown of how many candidates were invited from each Express Entry-managed program on July 6 and 20.

Canada’s federal immigration department has released preliminary data on how many Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were invited in the two most recent Express Entry draws.

By Shelby Thevenot

Ontario’s immigration minister wants more control over economic class selection Monte McNaughton talks to CIC News about his hopes for the future of Ontario immigration.

Ontario’s immigration minister, Monte McNaughton wants the province to get twice as many immigrants through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and have more authority over economic immigration.

By Kareem El-Assal

A look at international tuition fee exemptions in Quebec Through various inter-governmental agreements and initiatives, the province of Quebec allows several groups of international students to benefit from an exemption from international tuition fees.

To encourage international students to undertake post-secondary studies in the province, Quebec offers special international tuition exemptions for students coming from abroad.

By Alexandra Miekus
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