Are you a healthcare professional looking to work in the Great North? Understanding the Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) work permit process is crucial for you. Don’t worry, my friend, you’re in the right place! Welcome to our easy-to-understand guide, “Demystifying the LMIA work permit process for healthcare professionals.” Let’s start with the basics: What […]
The IRCC has issued 3,500 invitations exclusively for healthcare professionals in the 2nd Express Entry Draw 284 this week. The focus for this draw was mainly on healthcare occupations with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 422 and above. Just a day before, on February 13, the IRCC held its previous draw, […]
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched the introduction of new selection categories for Express Entry applicants. This week, It held the first ever category-based express entry draw that extended invitations for healthcare professionals as well. Moreover, these categories are highly dependent on the candidate’s occupation and work experience in a particular in-demand field. IRCC […]
Highlights IRCC targeted 500 healthcare workers with a minimum CRS of 476 Invited candidates required 6 months or more work experience in Canada or abroad. 35 different healthcare occupations are eligible to qualify for Canada PR under June 28 draw. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its first-ever category-based Express Entry draw on June […]
Canada relies heavily on immigration to fill the vacancies in the healthcare system. A recent census on the immigration population in Canada noted that a quarter of registered nurses and 36% of physicians in Canada were foreign-born. To further augment the immigration of foreign-trained healthcare workers, Canada will now hold category-wise Express Entry draws. Here, […]
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan introduced new legislation on March 30, 2023, to include newly licensed professions for Physician Assistants to practice in the province. The introduced Medical Professional Amendment Act, 2023 supports the $1.3 million investment in the 2023-24 Budget to create 12 Physician Assistant positions across the healthcare system for the first time. […]
Canada is increasing the number of PNP admissions as the federal and provincial governments consider it an effective tool to promote the economic development of the country. Following this, the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) from Ontario and British Columbia held occupation specific draws to invite over 850 candidates to apply for provincial nominations and eventually […]
Statistics Canada released payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies report for August 2022 that noted 958,500 vacant payroll employment positions in Canada. The healthcare and social assistance sectors in Canada are found to have the highest number of open positions in recent months. The healthcare sector posted the highest number of job openings […]
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released new 2021 Australia Census data on October 12. Fortunately, it shows the rise in work and study opportunities in emerging fields of science and technology, and healthcare is aiding more immigration. The new 2021 Australia Census data shows Migration to Australia is helping close the skills gap in […]
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) held its scheduled weekly draws. It resulted in inviting tech workers, healthcare professionals, and early childhood educators to apply for provincial nominations under two separate rounds of invitation draws. October 4 provincial tech draws nominated over 184 profiles with tech occupations to apply for provincial nominations and […]