In order to connect Canadian companies with talented refugees and displaced people, a new immigration track will be implemented, according to IRCC Minister Sean Fraser. The pathway will be available under the federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP).
The new route under the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) is scheduled to begin this summer, according to the IRCC. The EMPP exists to help employers hire skilled refugees and other displaced persons. It pairs such individuals with Canadian employers who need to overcome labour shortages in key occupations.
Employers will have more opportunities to fill in-demand positions like nurse assistants, personal support workers, long-term care assistants, software engineers, web designers, mechanical and electrical engineers and technicians, teachers, tourism and hospitality workers, and truck and delivery service drivers thanks to the new pathway that will be introduced this summer.
Canada plans to expand the EMPP over the next years and welcome 2,000 qualified migrants and displaced persons to help with labour shortages.
This year, the Canadian agency for immigration, refugees, and citizenship (IRCC) hopes to accept 465,000 new permanent residents. This goal is expected to increase to 485,000 immigrants in 2024 and 500,000 immigrants in 2025 under the Immigration Levels Strategy 2023–2025. Canada received little over 437,000 immigrants in the previous year.
Canada’s population increased by over one million people for the first time in history last year thanks to record levels of immigration and record admissions of international students and workers.
The ambitious immigration goals of Canada are primarily intended to overcome the severe labour shortages that exist there. More than 100 different economic class immigration options are available in Canada. The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which enables provinces and territories to pick candidates who fulfill their local economic needs, is the most popular economic class pathway. The Express Entry system is the main federal route.
Recently, there has been a lot of activity along both pathways.
Throughout the past week, the most recent PNP results were released by four provinces.
Over the past two weeks, IRCC has hosted two significant Express Entry lotteries, inviting a total of 14,000 applicants to submit applications for permanent residence.
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