Mar 20, 2023 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia
Foreign nationals with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits will qualify to work in Canada longer March 17, 2023—Toronto—Employers are facing unprecedented challenges in finding and retaining the workers they need during this period of economic recovery...
Feb 28, 2023 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
Ottawa, February 28, 2023—Foreign nationals who are in Canada as visitors and who receive a valid job offer will continue to be able to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave the country. Visitors applying under this public policy who held a work...
Dec 5, 2022 | New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Press Room
News release December 2, 2022—Edmonton—The pace of Canada’s economic recovery has made it hard for employers, including those in the tourism industry, to find the workers they need. The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the...
Nov 16, 2022 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia
November 16, 2022, IRCC will switch to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). This means that the current NOC 2016 skill type and skill level structure (NOC 0, A, B, C and D) will be replaced by a 6-category system representing the...
Nov 7, 2022 | New Brunswick
On the 7th of November, 2022, the provincial government of New Brunswick announced a brand new immigration pilot project: the New Brunswick Critical Worker Pilot (NBCWP). The pilot (a joint project between federal and provincial governments) aims to address critical...
Aug 27, 2021 | New Brunswick
FREDERICTON (GNB) – Opportunities NB is piloting a new immigration stream to help support the province’s increasing labour needs, in collaboration with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Starting April 1, 2022, international students who graduate from one...
