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Canada’s immigration landscape has been largely transformed by the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), according to a new Statistics Canada study. The PNP was introduced in all provinces, except for Quebec and the Yukon, between 1998 and 2009. Its purpose was to spread the settlement of economic immigrants outside major Canadian cities and to address the labour force needs of each province and territory.

Si elle se maintient, la forte hausse du nombre d’immigrants au Canada se traduira par un accroissement de la pénurie de logements, des taux d’intérêt plus élevés et des difficultés accrues à répondre aux besoins en matière de santé, de filet social et d’infrastructures, estime une étude de la Banque TD.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced major changes to his cabinet this morning at 10:30 AM Eastern Time.
Canada’s new immigration minister is Marc Miller, a Member of Parliament from Quebec. Miller recently served as Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, a role meant to support the self-determination of Canada’s Indigenous peoples. Canada’s most recent Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, will now become Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.

The Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a process used in Canada to determine if hiring a temporary foreign worker will have a negative effect on the Canadian job market.
The government requires employers to obtain a positive LMIA before they can recruit foreign workers for positions requiring a temporary work permit. The LMIA is conducted by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

L'Étude d'impact sur le marché du travail (EIMT) est un processus utilisé au Canada pour déterminer si l'embauche d'un travailleur étranger temporaire aura un effet néfaste sur le marché de l'emploi canadien.
Le gouvernement exige que les employeurs obtiennent une EIMT positive avant de pouvoir recruter des travailleurs étrangers pour des postes nécessitant un permis de travail temporaire. L'EIMT est menée par Emploi et Développement Social Canada (EDSC).