How much does Canada need new immigrants to supplement employment? Let’s look at the latest Labor Force Survey (November 2022) released by the Bureau of Statistics: British Columbia: Total employment fell by 0.5% in November. Alberta: Employment fell by 0.6% and the unemployment

How much does Canada need new immigrants to supplement employment?

Let’s look at the latest Labor Force Survey (November 2022) released by the Bureau of Statistics:

BC Province : Total employment fell by 0.5% in November.

Alberta : Employment fell 0.6% and the unemployment rate rose to 5.8%.

Manitoba : Employment fell 0.8%, but the province's unemployment rate held steady at 4.4%.

Ontario : The unemployment rate fell 0.4 percentage points (to 5.5%).

Newfoundland and Labrador : While the unemployment rate held relatively steady at 10.7 per cent, total employment fell by 1.5 per cent.

Prince Edward Island : Employment fell overall by 1.7%, causing the unemployment rate to soar to 6.8%.

Quebec : Overall employment increased by 28,000 jobs, and the province's unemployment rate hit a record low of 3.8% in November.

It can be seen that many provinces have experienced a decline in employment. In order to help new immigrants find employment, the federal government recently announced an investment of up to $5.8 million.

However, this investment is aimed at a specific group of people-new immigrant women from ethnic minorities.

The Government of Canada is committed to the full and equal participation of all women and girls in the workforce, which is critical to Canada's economic growth and prosperity. IRCC's Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot supports the delivery of targeted employment-related services, including work placements, mentoring and job counseling.

This pilot program is designed to help recent immigrant women from minority ethnic groups find meaningful employment in Canada and advance in their careers. This “minority” category certainly includes Chinese immigrants.

As a very tolerant country with a high degree of gender equality , in Canada, regardless of gender, there is basic equality in education, employment, opportunities and other aspects, and the same is true for immigrants. According to the latest Labor Force Survey released by Statistics Canada, the employment rate of women who immigrated to Canada in the past five years was 69.7% in November 2022, which is the highest record set in the past 16 years.

In fact, Canada has introduced many measures to take care of the subsequent resettlement, employment and integration of new immigrants, which can be described as heart-warming.

For example, recently, Canada introduced measures:

Starting from January 2023,

Through a 2-year temporary measure, Canada will expand the application qualifications for the Open Work Permit (OWP) in stages to meet the requirements of family members who accompany the main applicant (foreign worker) to Canada.

Through this measure, it is estimated that more than 200,000 family members of foreign workers can begin working in Canada, providing more opportunities for foreign workers seeking to work in Canada and employers addressing labor needs.

The introduction of these policies can, on the one hand, help new immigrant families reunite and increase their family wealth. On the other hand, it can help Canada solve the problem of labor shortage. It can be said to be "killing two birds with one stone."

Canada will continue to “expand” new immigrants in 2023

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In 2023, Canada plans to absorb 465,000 new immigrants. Among them, economic immigrants including Express Entry, Provincial Nomination, etc. are the key targets.

Currently, the Canadian government is using various methods to attract overseas skilled immigrants to Canada:

As early as the first quarter of 2023, Canada is expected to start a fast-entry lottery for foreigners who engage in specific occupations or have specific language skills/educational background.

Recently, Canada launched the 2021 version of the NOC Occupation List (TEER system). This new system will allow Canada to better understand the country's labor market, conduct better labor supply and demand analysis, and provide more targeted vocational training and skills development for Canadians and foreign nationals.

The ultimate purpose of these measures is to bring more employable immigrants with specific skills to Canada to meet the needs of the job market and promote economic development.

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