3 Million dollars Investment by Nova Scotia for supporting Immigrants

Highlights: $3 Million Investment by Nova Scotia for supporting Immigrants

• Nova Scotia is investing $3 million in supporting immigrants to improve the facility for newcomers.
• The investment would help to boost English language training and support healthcare workers and the francophone population.
• Atlantic Canadian provinces saw an increase in healthcare workers by 88.9 per cent and construction professionals by 85.8 per cent.
• Nova Scotia welcomed 763 healthcare and 244 construction workers in 2023.

 

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Details of recruitment in Nova Scotia:

Last year, Nova Scotia recruited construction workers from abroad as it launched Critical Construction Worker Pilot with 21 occupations in the construction sector.

The National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021 system codes for the occupation lists are:

 

System code	Occupation list
70010	Construction managers
70011	Home building and renovation managers
72011	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
72014	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
72020	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
72106	Welders and related machine operators
72200	Electricians (except industrial and power system)
72201	Industrial electricians
72310	Carpenters
72320	Bricklayers
72401	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
72402	Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
72500	Crane operators
73100	Concrete finishers
73102	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
73110	Roofers and shinglers
73200	Residential and commercial installers and servicers
73400	Heavy equipment operators
75101	Material handlers
75110	Construction trades helpers and labourers
75119	Other trades helpers and labourers

 

The Nova Scotia pathways have some criteria to fulfil, such as:

 

• Get a permanent job from Nova Scotia-eligible occupations
• One year of work experience
• Have proof of completing a construction-specific industry training program
• Aged between 21 to 55 years old
• Language ability equal to level 4
• Sufficient funds to settle in Nova Scotia

 

Last year, Nova Scotia hit a population of 1,066,416 on Oct. 1. 11,800 new residents were greeted through immigration programs and net migration in Canada.

 

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Steps to Apply for Canada Immigration

• Step 1: Get your ECA.  
• Step 2: Complete your language ability test scores 
• Step 3: Express Entry profile creation  
• Step 4: Evaluate your CRS score
• Step 5: Apply for the PNP program
• Step 6: Receive Invitation to Apply (ITA)
• Step 7: Apply for a Canada Visa
• Step 8: Fly to Canada

 

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