Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Quebec saw fastest participation rate growth between 2008 and 2018, Statistics Canada says

The Atlantic pilot project is a new three-year pilot program for immigration to Atlantic Canada. The program was launched on March 6, 2017.

The job vacancies portion of this update revealed that Canada had over 1,000,000 job vacancies in May of this year.

This a primer for new Canadian PRs containing answers to a few of the most common questions about healthcare in Canada.

A new immigration policy for Atlantic Canada will be established very soon. Nova scotia ,New Brunswick ,Prince Edward Island , Newfoundland and Labrador are planning to find solutions to simplify their immigration policies to attract more immigrants to their provinces.

The following table outlines how average hourly wages have changed for salaried employees in each province between December 2022 and February 2023.

Some in-demand occupation categories experienced increases in offered wages even higher than the national average, including:

Four Canadian provinces have invited candidates in the most recently published Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results.

The Canadian entertainment industry is an important sector of the Canadian economy. The success of this industry within Canada can be attributed to Canada’s multicultural population and diverse landscapes, which combine to make Canada the ideal setting for a wide variety of different film and television projects.

From April 2022 to March 2023, Canada welcomed over 32,000 international tech professionals. 

In five years Canada's population grew 1.8 million, mostly due to immigration.

Rapid growing of workers and skilled workers in agriculture and agri-food in Canada is an alarming sign to select more foreigners through immigration programs in this field of expertise to work in this industry. 

A Statistics Canada report reveals job vacancies are reaching all-time highs in Canada.

The number of job vacancies in Canada reached a record-high of 1,012,900 in March, more than the previous record of 988,300 in September 2021. There was an increase in 186,400 vacancies between February and March. The job vacancy rate, which measures the number of vacant positions as a proportion of vacant and filled positions, matched the record high of 5.9% also observed last September (not seasonally adjusted).

In 2022 over 550,000 new study permits were issued for international students from 184 countries. Currently Canada has almost 810,000 New international students.

Provincial nominee programs in PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick playing key roles

A look back at last month's Provincial Nominee Program updates and draw results from across the country.

A look back at last month's Provincial Nominee Program updates and draw results from across the country.

Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) issued nearly 5,000 invitations to apply for provincial nomination in March, a number similar to previous months.

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which began modestly in 1998 with the admission of approximately 200 people to Canada, will now see the intake of over 80,000 new permanent residents every year. At least 3,744 immigration candidates received invitations through a provincial immigration program this past month.

IRCC data show where foreign workers got jobs in Canada under the International Mobility Program last year.
Most of Canada’s foreign workers fall under the International Mobility Program (IMP). In 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued more than 315,000 work permits under the IMP alone. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) accounted for about 104,000 work permits issued.

The Canadian regions that could potentially see a reduction of temporary foreign workers due to Employment and Social Development Canada's (ESDC) recent policy include Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with an unemployment rate equal to or higher than 6%. Based on the latest data, the following CMAs are likely to be affected: