Canada Immigration major announcement – Honourable Minister Sean Fraser announces the restarting of Express Entry (EE) FSW and CEC draws in July.
Such a decision comes in the wake of the huge application backlog in the EE System. A glance at it shows that there were around 111,900 pending applications in Sep 2021. However, this number was cut in half up to 48,000 by Mar 2022. So, we can expect this number to further fall in July 2022.
Besides, the minister also shared that IRCC will be working towards reaching back to its ideal application processing time. As a result, we can expect the applications to be processed within 6 months.
In addition, to the above, a new temporary policy has been introduced for international students. As per this international students whose valid status in Canada is expiring can now stay in Canada longer. And can add to their work experience to further qualify for permanent residency in Canada.
On this note, international students who have a Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) that is expiring between Jan-Dec 2022 will now be able to avail of another work permit of up to 18 months. To do the same, the immigration minister will soon release the details of a simplified process to fast-track the processing of such applications.
Canada has been facing a huge challenge in retaining skilled workers. And this has been an issue since the pandemic period. Post that many new policies, updates and programs have been introduced. But only mixed results have been seen.
In today’s; time, the country has a job vacancy rate standing at 912,580 (Q3 2022). And this is despite Canada seeing a low unemployment rate. It clearly shows the inability to retain skilled workers to meet the labour market needs and grow the economy.
A glance at the past IRCC performance shows the following:
Despite all the efforts Canada is seeing a record-breaking need for foreign skilled workers. And thus, the new policy changes introduced will breathe fresh air into the Canadian labour market.
The positive updates are as follows:
A country that always tops the list of the best countries to settle in is facing a huge fall in the inflow of immigrants. This is because of IRCC’s inability to fast track the Canada visa application processing.
July 2022 to see IRCC restarting Express Entry FSW and CEC draws and other IRCC updates are an attempt to revive the inflow of immigrants. Everyone is aware of the issues of Canadian Populus. The old-age demographic is higher as a result there is a higher number of empty job positions. With a lack of Canadian or permanent residents to fill them.
In such a case, Canada is growing its economy through the skills, hard work and commitment of foreign immigrants. So, for July 2022 to see IRCC restarting Express Entry FSW and CEC draws does not surprise us at all. Rather it is an extension of an earlier promise made by the minister to do the same.
As a result, we can see the ministry upholding its promises to the country and Canada aspirants.
July 2022 to see IRCC restarting Express Entry FSW and CEC draws. Before that, you must get to know the current Canadian immigration situation leading to this update. And how Canada is taking a turn toward meeting its Immigration Levels Target of 431,645 (2022). Read the following articles below:
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Mr. Kalyan Paul, President & CEO is the founder of GVI, an MBA in Finance and also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Canada. Mr. Paul has more than 18 years of experience in immigration consulting that made him one of the preferred & valued immigration consultants in the immigration industry. He is a licensed member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) [Previously known as Immigration Consultants Of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)] (Membership ID: R417119) which is a professional body of licensed immigration consultants recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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