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The Canadian government has been active lately in the immigration area. Here the latest news:
- On June 28, 2023, Canada invited 500 Express Entry applicants for health occupations to apply for permanent residence. The minimum score used for this draw was 476.
- On June 28, 2023, the Honorable Minister of Migration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a new Canadian strategy to attract talent in the areas of technology. The strategy includes four (4) pillars:
- Developing a new Innovation program under the International Mobility Program to attract highly talented people
- Promoting Canada as a destination for “digital nomads”
- Improving labor mobility in North America by creating a simplified work permit so that holders of H-1B specialty occupation visas in the US can apply to come to Canada focused on technology talent
- Improving existing programs focused on highly-skilled technology workers.
- On June 28, 2023, the Honorable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced that the first STEM round for category-based selection will open the week of July 5.
The draw will prioritize sending invitations to candidates with a background in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), which includes data scientists, software developers and programmers, mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries, and electrical and electronic engineers. - On June 27, 2023, Canada invited 4,300 Express Entry candidates (open to all programs) to apply for permanent residence. The minimum score used for this draw was 486.
- On June 27, 2023, the Honorable Minister of Migration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a new temporary 3-year policy that removes the limit on the length of study programs foreign workers can enroll in without a permit of studies. Effective immediately, foreign workers in Canada will have the opportunity to seek additional training and education that can help in their careers. Previously foreign workers in Canada could study while they worked (without the need for a study permit), but only in programs of six (6) months or less.
