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Highlights: IRCC declared new PR pathways for home care workers

• IRCC has declared new PR pathways for foreign home care workers.
• The new Pilot program will be effective from March 31, 2025.
• This new pilot program is launched under the Canada Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot program.
• This new pilot program is a replacement for the previous programs that expired. 

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New permanent residence pathways for home care workers

IRCC first announced the opening of the new immigration pilots for homecare workers on June 3, 2024. On June 17, 2024, Canada closed the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot; the new Homecare Worker Immigration Pilot will replace the previous caregiver immigration pathways. 
 

Eligibility Criteria to apply for the new pathways

An applicant must fulfill the eligibility criteria to apply for this new enhanced care worker pilot:

• Have an official language equivalent to level 4 based on the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) scale. 
• Educational qualification must be equivalent to a Canadian high school diploma 
• Relevant and current work experience 
• Receive an offer of full-time employment for a home care job 
   

Note: As announced on June 16, 2024, Candidates for the previous homecare worker immigration program only require 6 months of eligible experience to qualify for the PR. However, IRCC has yet to announce further details and eligibility requirements. 

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Canada Immigration Level Plan of 2025-26

According to the Immigration Level plan of 2025-26, IRCC has allocated 10,920 new immigrant admission spots through Federal Economic Pilots under which the new Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot will fall. Though IRCC has not declared the pilot allocation, IRCC will have to divide these 10,920 new immigration admissions for 2025 between: 

• The New caregiver pilot 
• The Agri-food pilot 
• Community Immigration Pilot 
• The Economic Mobility Pathway Pilot 

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Highlights: Canada Provincial Nominee Program Draws Welcome 932 Candidates in the First Week of July 2023

• In the first week of July 2023, Canada PNP draws invited 932 candidates.
• Four provinces or territories held PNP draws in the first week.
• Ontario invited the maximum number of candidates, 748.
• British Columbia issued the second-highest number of invitations, with 137 invitations.

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Canada PNP Draws for 1^st Week of July 2023

In the first week of July 2023, the following four provinces/ territories held Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws:

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Ontario
• Saskatchewan

The provinces together issued a total of 932 invitations to candidates in the first week.

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The below table summarizes the details of the draws:

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Canada PNP Round -Up, June 2023

Canada PNP Draws – Requirements

• Educational Credential Assessment
• Relevant work experience of 1-2 years
• 67 points in the Canadian PNP points grid
• Proof of Funds

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First Express Entry STEM draw invited 500 candidates with a CRS score 486

Highlights: Canada is set to conduct its inaugural round of invitations for STEM, in the category-based Express Entry Draw

• Canada to hold its first category-based Express Entry draw for candidates with STEM experience.
• The first round of the draw is to be opened on July 5, 2023.
• The occupations covered under the draw are data scientists, mathematicians, data scientists, etc.
• On June 28, 2023, it held its first-ever category-based draw, inviting 500 healthcare workers.

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Canada to hold STEM category-based Express Entry draw

On July 5, 2023, Canada is going to hold its first round of category-based Express Entry draw selection rounds for STEM professionals. The same was announced by the Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Canada), François-Philippe Champagne.

The draw will emphasize only issuing invitations to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professionals. The occupations covered under this category are software developers and programmers, data scientists, statisticians and actuaries, electrical and electronic engineers, and mathematicians.

First-Ever Category-based Selection

Canada has already started with its category-based Express Entry draw by inviting healthcare professionals. It held its first-ever category-based draw on June 28, 2023, inviting 500 healthcare workers.

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Sean Fraser unveiled Canada’s first-ever Tech Talent Strategy at Collision 2023

Latest Express Entry draw invited 4300 candidates with a CRS cut-off score 486

Canada PNP Draws in 3rd week of June 2023 issued 1,159 invitations

Highlights: IRCC held another category-based selection draw inviting 1500 healthcare professionals

• IRCC held a 3^rd category-based Express Entry draw on July 06, 2023.
• The latest Express Entry draw invited 1500 candidates.
• Healthcare professionals having a CRS score of 463 were incited in this draw.
• This is the lowest CRS score recorded in 2023.

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Express Entry Draw held on July 06, 2023

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held another category-based selection Express Entry draw on July 06, 2023. The draw invited 1500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 463. IRCC held three Express Entry draws consecutively for three days.

The draw was an all-program draw, and candidates from the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program, and Federal Skilled Trades Program were invited.

Category-based selection Express Entry draws

IRCC held its second round of category-based selection Express Entry draw for healthcare professionals. The last one took place on June 28, 2023, inviting 500 healthcare workers.

Also, on July 05, 2023, IRCC held its first category-based selection draw, inviting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professionals. The draw invited 500 candidates from STEM occupations.

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First Express Entry STEM draw invited 500 candidates with a CRS score 486

First category-based Express Entry draw invited 500 healthcare professionals with a cut-off score 476

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Highlights: The Express Entry Category-Based Draw with the most number of job vacancies

• The category-based Express Entry draws will start this summer in Canada.
• Under these draws, IRCC will invite only those candidates who have high French language proficiency, or
• Candidates with a work experience in STEM, Healthcare, Agriculture, and agri-food, Transport, and Trades sectors.
• In Q4 2022, STEM had 56,915 job vacancies, and Healthcare had 143,695 job vacancies.

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Category based Express Entry Draws

The category-based Express Entry draws will start this summer, and Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced the target categories on May 31. These draws take place along with the general and program-specific draws.

Under the category-based draws, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will invite only those candidates who have high French language proficiency or who have a work experience in any of the following sectors:

• STEM professions
• Healthcare
• Agriculture and agri-food
• Transport
• Trades

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STEM professions

STEM Professions include the professions of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. These professions generally fall under the technical, scientific, and professional service categories. The total job vacancies in this sector were 56,915 in the fourth quarter of 2022. People working in this sector were getting an average hourly wage of $35.80 during the same period.

The below table shows the job vacancies in various states under the STEM industry:

Healthcare

Since the pandemic, the country has been producing many job vacancies in the healthcare sector. A total of 143,695 job vacancies were recorded in the Healthcare and Social Assistance category in the Q4 of 2022.

The below table shows the job vacancies in different Canadian provinces:

Agriculture and agri-food

Agriculture and agri-food have various categories, including Hunting, Forestry, Agriculture, and Fishing. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the total job vacancies in this sector were 10,535.

The following table gives an insight into the job vacancies in various provinces:

Transport

In the transport sector, there are two categories: transportation and warehousing. There were 43,700 job vacancies in this sector, and the per-province job vacancies are summarized in the following table:

Trades

Wholesale and Retail trades are the two categories under the trades sector. The professions in this sector include plumbers, contractors, and carpenters. The total number of job vacancies under the wholesale category was recorded at 30,930, and the retail job vacancies were 108,795.

The below-mentioned table shows the state-wise job vacancies:

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Canada PNP Draws invited 1,668 candidates in 1st week of June 2023

250th Canada Express Entry draw invited 4,800 candidates

Top 3 industries with maximum jobs in Canada