Canada is ready to start targeted Express Entry draws for skilled workers starting next year in a bid to deal with massive labour shortages, says Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.<\/p>\n
In an interview with the Reuters global news agency, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser pledged to work with provinces that make it easier to recognize the foreign credentials of doctors and nurses with a specific, skilled worker program targeting in-demand occupations.<\/p>\n
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Nova Scotia Immigration Conducts First Entrepreneur Draw In 11 Months<\/a> \u201cWe can do a targeted draw beginning in 2023,\u201d the federal immigration minister reportedly said. \u201cThat will allow us to select workers by the sector that they work in and the part of Canada that they are going to.<\/p>\n \u201cThis means we will be able to bring a greater focus to welcome more healthcare workers … in jurisdictions that will allow them to practice.\u201d<\/p>\n Canada is facing a massive labour shortage.<\/p>\n In its\u00a0Payroll\u00a0Employment, Earnings And Hours, And\u00a0Job\u00a0Vacancies, August 2022<\/i>\u00a0report released this week, Statistics Canada reveals\u00a0there were 958,000 jobs going begging in Canada in August.<\/p>\n Ottawa\u2019s response has been to raise Canada\u2019s level of immigration to record-breaking levels.<\/p>\n In its\u00a02023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan<\/i>, the federal government is targeting 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a total of 1.45 million immigrants to\u00a0Canada\u00a0over the coming three years.<\/p>\n But many employers think Canada needs to do much more to attract skilled workers to the country through economic immigration programs.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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