The first three months of 2007 saw Canada’s population increase by 0.23 per cent, two thirds of which has been attributed to international migration, Statistics Canada have revealed.
The population estimates report stated that Canada’s population is in the region of 32.85 million as of 1 April this year, compared to 32.78 million on 1 January.
Despite the growth in Canada’s population, only the four westernmost provinces experienced growth rates at or above the national average.
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THERECORD.COM | INSIDER | Employers hard-pressed to fill tech jobs
More than 90,000 technology jobs will be created in Canada in the next five years, but the pipeline of IT grads from colleges is not keeping up, a new series of reports suggests.
In Waterloo Region, there are 2,000 technology job vacancies at any given time, according to Communitech, the region’s technology industry group.
The Tech Labour Market reports, released yesterday by the Information and Communications Technology Council, suggest that industry executives and government leaders need to find ways to fill the growing needs of Canada’s technology industry.
The issue here is how and where are the twin cities going to locate their new recruits? Torontonians and Ottawa residents will generally not move once they have put down roots. The other possibility of going to California and Boston is not likely going to be of any help at least in the long term as Americans in general do not move to Canada in big numbers. How many Canadians would actually leave California’s climate and job possibilities to come back to Canada?
The real solution in finding people for this quaint tandem city just 45 minutes west of Toronto is to go overseas to Europe and Asia on a recruiting mission. More specifically the number of UK grads and experienced skilled workers in England, Scotland and Wales would more than likely fill the gap since their educational system is similar to ours at the university level, business conducted in a similar manner and of course they speak English.
For an industry that continually thinks outside the box in terms of technology, it is time they start thinking outside of the box in terms of their markets for recruitment. They may just be pleasantly surprised.
In today’s skypecast Eric discusses living and working in Canada’s second tier cities such as : Victoria (British Columbia), Edmonton (Alberta), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Saskatoon(Saskatchewan), London, Windsor, Hamilton and Ottawa(Ontario).
There are a lot of opportunities in these cities and they offer a lower cost of living than the big cities and a high quality of life. Anyone considering emigration should look at the options available outside the big cities.
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In today’s skypecast Eric talks about categories of Canadian work permits, the implications of NAFTA for the movement of professionals within North America, the need for a labour market opinion and the regional lists of occupations under pressure.
Employers looking to apply a prospective employee on a temporary work permit need to obtain a labour market opinion meeting the following requirements:
- that the job is genuine
- that the position is unable to be filled by Canadians and proof of recruitment attempts must be shown
- wages and working conditions are comparable to those offered to Canadians working in the same occupation
- Labour market benefits eg. that the hiring of the foreign worker will transfer skills and knowledge to Canadians, or the employment of the foreign worker will create job opportunities or help retain jobs for Canadians
- the employment of a foreign national will not vaffect a labour dispute or the employment of a Canadian involved in a dispute
The provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario have agreements with the national government to ease the entry of certain temporary foreign workers in occupations under pressure.For anyone looking for a job in Canada we recommend having a look through Canada’s biggest job site Workopolis and also Monster.ca.
Canada Immigration Visas can help both foreign nationals applying for a Temporary Work Permit and employers looking to employ foreign nationals.
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