Newfoundland and Labrador

A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found.

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 single year.

Canada’s population broke the 37 million mark in the first four months of 2018, growing by a million people in record time thanks largely to immigration, Statistics Canada reports. New preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada put Canada’s population at 37,067,011 on April 1, 2018.

A recent analysis of Canadian international students suggests that most who receive a study permit in a certain province tend to remain in that province for their next period of study or work.

IRCC will spend about $1.7 billion on immigrant settlement and integration services across Canada this fiscal year.

Median hourly wages in all provinces and territories (except for Nunavut) will increase after May 31st.

This change was planned earlier this year and took effect on October 1, 2023.

Ahmed Hussen said he wants to expand pilot that links skilled refugees with 5 provinces and territories

The Atlantic provinces of Canada have come together with the federal government to launch an exciting new employer-driven immigration program, which is likely to attract the attention of potential immigrants and employers alike.

Although our immigration numbers are rising, we're still losing close to half of them over a 5-year period.

The first ever Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Immigration Agreement was signed by Canada’s Minister of Immigration John McCallum and Newfoundland’s Minister of Advanced Education and Skill, Gerry Byrne, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, this week. This agreement intends to improve connections between the provincial and federal governments in order to encourage immigration to Newfoundland and Labrador.

It appears Canada’s youngest and easternmost province will take in over 1,700 immigrants three ‎years earlier than expected.‎

Over the past years, the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador have worked together closely to help more newcomers choose, settle and thrive in the province. Central to these efforts is the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Immigration Agreement.

On November 18, Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial government announced a new immigration pathway that will look to retain newcomers who are already in the province.

International entrepreneurs who wish to operate a business in Newfoundland and Labrador will have four more opportunities to submit an Expression of Interest in 2019.

The province released a list of occupations that are exempt from provincial labour market testing processes.

Caledon, Milton, Halton Hills, Clarington, and Burlington, which are all located in southern Ontario.

The PNP is crucial for the economic growth of the provinces and territories in Canada.

To help Canadian employers fill labour and skills gaps in their organizations when there are no qualified and available Canadians or permanent residents (PR), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).

Immigrants are successful at finding employment