Canadian Immigration Streams Opens for ‘Guardian Angels’
BecomeACanadian Staff January 17, 2021 0 COMMENTSThere are two new Canadian immigration streams opening for those who worked on the front lines of the global pandemic in 2020. The Canadian government announced the program for “guardian angels” working in the health sector. The two streams will be for those who live in Quebec and one for those who live elsewhere in […]
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The Canadian economy just posted the best three month streak on record. Growth is at an annualized clip of 40.5 percent, with household spending fueling the increase. The last record for quarterly growth in GDP was 13.2 percent in 1965. As the lockdowns lifted and restrictions were loosened on the country, the economy’s relief valve […]
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Top Tech Talent Choosing to Live and Work in Canada
BecomeACanadian Staff September 16, 2020 0 COMMENTSVeteran entrepreneur Yung Wu confidently defies outsiders’ attempts to call Canada the new Silicon Valley. The rapid growth in Toronto’s technology community has helped the city surpass San Francisco, or any other US metro area, in creating more tech jobs in the past five years. CBRE, a commercial real estate company, reported the population of […]
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Canada is experiencing a major shortage of truck drivers and freight and logistics companies say they aren’t able to fill positions as fast as baby boomers are retiring from the industry. Lexon Transport currently has more trucks than drivers. Marc Decarie, the Ottawa-based transport company director, said, “We’ve got six trucks right now without drivers […]
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P.E.I. to Sponsor More Workers for Canadian Permanent Residency
BecomeACanadian Staff January 16, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) government is planning to raise the number of foreign workers allowed in the province for permanent Canadian residency as part of a plan to keep immigration at the highest levels seen in over ten years. A review of the PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) recommends the province look at additional avenues […]
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In the year 2034, Canada’s growth will be entirely due to immigration. The reason – The number of retirees exiting the workforce will exceed the number of births in the country. If Canada will stop accepting immigrants, the labor force and economic growth would see a drastic decline.
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The Best Cities for Youth to Live in Canada During 2018
BecomeACanadian Staff July 22, 2018 0 COMMENTSA Toronto-based social enterprise, Youthful Cities, released their first-ever ranking of Canada’s “most youthful” cities.
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Canada Faces Shortage of 220,000 Tech Workers by 2020
BecomeACanadian Staff June 24, 2018 0 COMMENTSTo help combat the issue at hand, the federal government launched the Global Skills Strategy to increase the high-skills talent pool.
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Best Places for the Millennial Generation to Work in Canada
BecomeACanadian Staff May 11, 2018 0 COMMENTSCanada’s Top Employers for Young People evaluated employers, based on initiatives and programs offered to attract and retain younger employees.
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Online research firm Statista conducted a survey of 8,000 Canadians employed by large firms and institutions with 500 or more employees, across 25 industry sectors.
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