The federal program is not a humanitarian program, Become A Canadian reported. Instead, it is a new route created to serve as a bridge between displaced people living in refugee camps who want to move to Canada and Canada’s need for healthcare workers.
Become A Canadian reported that about five of 16 industries in Ontario operated with fewer workers in 2022. Three of the five sectors are business, warehousing, and transportation. The other fields are agriculture and food services. These sectors thus remain below their pre-pandemic 2019 level of employment.
In 2022, Canada gained over 437,000 new permanent residents. This figure reported by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is said to represent over 1.1% of the total population in the country.
Since immigration was thrown open by the Canadian government last year, the country’s job vacancies have recorded a historic high. As a result, Canadian business owners have indicated their need to fill technical roles for 850,300 open positions.
Reports have shown Canada to rank second to the United States as a desirable destination for immigrants worldwide. This is understandable, since Canada has a high quality of life, Canadians are generally friendly toward newcomers and there are many jobs in Canada available to foreign workers.
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Canada is experiencing wage increases to combat the labor shortages after the global pandemic. Several companies are offering sign on bonuses to lure employees.
