New Brunswick Plans To Grow Economy By Boosting Immigration To 10,000 Per Year

2020-02-10 – Immigration is the cornerstone of New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs’ plan to boost the province’s economy.

Higgs wants to boost immigration to 10,000 new permanent residents per year by 2027, continuing an upwards curve witnessed since 2017.

New Brunswick welcomed 5,660 newcomers up to November 2019, already more than 1,000 more than the 4,610 welcomed in the whole of 2018.

As recently as 2015, just 2,580 permanent residents were welcomed to the province.

Higgs outlines his vision in his recent state of the province address.

“We know that with the right infrastructure, tax, and policy environment, our province can become a natural magnet for investment,” he said.

“We need to lessen our dependence on incentives, expand our tax base, reach one million in population and lower our median age.”

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New immigration-related policies include improving credential recognition for newcomers.

Higgs wants to cut through red tape to ensure immigrants find jobs and open businesses more quickly, increasing chances they will stay in the province.

New Brunswick also plans to open offices in Europe and India to “increase and diversify exports and to attract international talent and investments,” a provincial statement said.

The province currently relies heavily on streams other than the federal Express Entry System to attract newcomers.

Of the 5,660 welcomed between January and November 2019, only 1,630, or 29 percent, came through the federal government’s flagship high skilled candidate selection system.

This means that more than 70 percent came via other avenues, namely the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program, Atlantic Immigration Pilot or via the transition of work or study permit holder to permanent resident.

The NBPNP targets qualified candidates who meet specific economic and labor market needs in the province,

Under the NBPNP, candidates can qualify through one of four categories:

1. New Brunswick Express Entry Stream.
2. New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream.
3. New Brunswick Entrepreneurial Stream.
4. New Brunswick Post-Graduate Entrepreneurial Stream.

The province transitioned to an online application system for the NBPNP during 2019.

Ottawa plans to make the joint federal-provincial AIP pilot a permanent program in 2020.

The employer-led that aims to bring candidates to the region to fill positions for which Canadian citizens and permanent residents are not available. It has three streams, for high-skilled and intermediate-skilled workers and international graduates

Source: https://www.immigration.ca/new-brunswick-plans-to-grow-economy-by-boosting-immigration-to-10000-per-year

STEM Careers in Canada: What Are Your Job Prospects?

by Zara Khan

Canada’s job market offers many opportunities to skilled immigrants who have a background in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM).

The Canadian government is providing exceptional support to STEM-related research, training, and development, and has introduced multiple plans over the past few years to promote STEM innovation.

One example is its Innovation and Skills Plan. The plan seeks not only to recruit and retain talent, but to create more well-paying jobs for STEM professionals across Canada. It also aims to support new ideas that will drive the nation’s economy in the years to come.

As Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains recently stated, “Our Innovation and Skills Plan builds on Canada’s competitive advantages—a highly educated workforce, unrivalled access to global markets, and a government that partners with business—to create good middle-class jobs for Canadians and [to] position Canada as a global economic leader.”

Additionally, venture capitalists and private businesses are currently investing in these areas to remain competitive in an increasingly global market. The growing popularity of mobile technologies, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing will continue to drive interest in these fields throughout the next decade.

Now is a great time for STEM professionals to develop their careers and improve their skills in Canada.

Are STEM Jobs Available to Immigrants?

Immigrants represent more than half of the population holding at least a bachelor’s degree in STEM, according to a Statistics Canada 2016 research paper published in late 2019. The study also revealed that immigrants account for roughly three-quarters of individuals who hold an advanced degree in engineering and computer science.

Below are a few additional highlights from the report that can help you determine if you should pursue a STEM career in Canada.

Many STEM Professionals Are Immigrants

Many STEM-educated immigrants have chosen to pursue their careers in their new country. In 2016, 54 percent of STEM graduates had immigrated.

Here’s how those numbers break down:

• Among all engineering and computer science graduates in the country (ages 25 to 64), 61 percent were immigrants.
• Among all science and technology graduates (ages 25 to 64), 41 percent were immigrants.
• About 49 percent of STEM professionals with a bachelor’s degree were immigrants.
• Among STEM professionals with a master’s or doctoral degree, 64 percent were immigrants.

As these numbers reveal, immigrants represent a large portion of the labour supply for STEM-related jobs. As industries continue to expand their portfolios and innovate, there will be a greater demand for people who can fill such jobs. The country must ensure that its workforce can meet the demand by continuing to encourage skilled immigrants to pursue their STEM careers.

Your STEM Education Will Be Put to Work

If you graduated with a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math, there’s a good chance that you will be able to find work here. STEM jobs were divided almost equally between immigrants (46 percent) and native-born Canadians (48 percent) who held a relevant degree.

Nevertheless, there were a few discrepancies. For example, those with a bachelor’s degree in engineering were much more likely to find work if they were born in Canada (66 percent) than if they were migrants (42 percent).

Additionally, the share of STEM workers in a job requiring a university degree was much higher among native Canadians (64 percent) than among immigrants (49 percent).

This study also found that immigrants holding a bachelor’s in engineering felt significantly underutilized in their place of work, compared with their Canadian-born counterparts. (There is a notable exception for immigrants who studied in Western countries; they tended to feel better utilized at work.)

If a job requires candidates to hold a post-secondary degree, immigrants often wind up feeling underutilized once they have accepted the role; that is true for all fields relating to STEM. This issue is greatest for those with a bachelor’s degree and is least significant at the doctoral level.

STEM Jobs Show a Smaller Income Gap for Immigrants

For immigrants, salary is an important indicator of economic integration. In addition to reflecting a level of professional success, a salary can also symbolize how well a person is integrating into the new culture, lifestyle, and workforce.

The Statistics Canada report also offered insights into how well immigrants working in STEM are faring economically.

Listed below are some key findings:

• The largest income gap between immigrants and Canadian-born respondents was reported by those holding a bachelor’s degree in STEM. The smallest gap was reported among doctoral graduates.
• STEM-educated immigrants working in a relevant job earned 13.8 percent less than their Canadian-born colleagues.
• However, immigrants holding a STEM degree reported even more significant earning gaps if they pursued a career outside of STEM. Those individuals accounted for just over half (54 percent) of all immigrants with a STEM degree.

These numbers show less salary potential for those who immigrated before entering the Canadian job market. Nevertheless, STEM professionals from all backgrounds are in high demand throughout the country, and this demand will likely continue.

Which Skills Do Employers Seek from STEM Professionals?

In an increasingly global market, businesses understand the value of innovation. That’s especially true in a country like Canada, where the government has demonstrated a commitment to STEM.

Canadian employers seek the following strengths from STEM professionals:

• Problem-solving skills
• Technical acumen
• Data analysis
• Ability to swiftly obtain and process information

If you have a STEM education and are seeking a promising career in a new country, consider Canada. You are likely to find a wide range of opportunities.

The next step is learning how to leverage your education and skills to navigate the labour market.

Source: WES.org

Job Opening in Canada: Food Counter Attendant

Job Opening in Canada: Food Service Supervisor

Job Opening :Food Service Supervisor

Employer prefers candidates from Mexico, but qualified candidates from other countries can apply as well. 

Café in Dryden is looking for 2 permanent full-time Food Service Supervisors to start immediately.

The starting wage is $16.00 /hr with Dental, medical and disability insurance after 3 months probationary period.

Your wage will be reviewed regularly, and potential increases will be based on performance and absenteeism.

Start Date of Employment: As soon as possible

Hours of work: 32-40 per week

Job Type: Full-time, permanent position

Experience: 1-2 years

Requirements:

• Completion of a secondary school
• Ability to communicate, read and write in English effectively.
• Ability to deal well with a variety of people: customers, fellow employees, and management
• Initiative, good judgment, and ability to make quick decisions under sometimes stressful conditions
• Responsible, reliable, honest
• Ability to supervise 5-10 employees
• High standard of cleanliness and hygiene
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, available for overtime if required.
• Able to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Able to do some heavy lifting
   

Duties and responsibilities:

• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of staff who prepare and portion food
• Estimate and order ingredients and supplies
• Ensure food service and quality control
• Maintain records of stock, repairs, sales, and wastage
• Prepare and submit reports
• Prepare food order summaries for chef
• Must have knowledge of the establishment's culinary genres
• Supervise and check assembly of trays
• Establish work schedules.

- Please send us your resume in English to nexuscanadavisa@gmail.com.

Limited positions.