Australia, Canada & New Zealand Immigration Update - 10th Oct 2021 - Issue #30

Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration Update

10 Oct 2021 - Issue #30

In this issue:

·       Australia grants 160,000 permanent residency visas in 2020-21

·       Australian businesses urge priority return of skilled workers

·       Ontario invites 486 Express Entry applicants in PNP draw

·       NZ Resident visa to grant residency to 165,000 migrants

·       Special Feature: Did you know? – Australia!

·       Other Global News

Australian Immigration

Australia grants 160,000 permanent residency visas in 2020-21

Australia granted 160,052 permanent residency visas to onshore applicants in the 2020-21 Migration Program.

Applicants received the 160,052 PR visas against a visa-grant ceiling of 160,000, with this year’s intake being a significant increase from the 140,000 visas granted in the 2019-20 Migration Program.

Speaking on the migration intake in 2020-21, Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said that Australia’s well-managed Migration Program would help support the country’s economic recovery following the pandemic.

You can find a more detailed insight into Australia’s migration intake for 2020-21 here!

Australian businesses urge priority return of skilled workers

Australian business leaders have urged the country’s government to allow skilled migrants to return and aid businesses suffering from skills shortages.

This latest urge from Australian business leaders comes following the government’s announcement – which failed to mention a date – of letting skilled migrants return to Australia as a priority group.

Earlier this month, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that returning Australians would get the first priority, with double vaccinated skilled migrants and international students next on the priority list of people arriving in Australia.

Read more here on Australia’s business leaders calling for the return of skilled migration to Australia!

Canadian Immigration

Ontario invites 486 Express Entry applicants in PNP draw

Ontario invited 486 candidates from Canada’s Express Entry pool to apply for a provincial nomination for skilled migration to Canada.

All the candidates invited in this round of the invitation draw – held on October 6, 2021 – belonged to 18 targeted occupations in the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

Candidates needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of between 463 and 467 points to be invited by Ontario to apply for a provincial nomination in this round of Canada’s periodic invitation draws.

Click here to read more on Ontario’s latest PNP draw!

New Zealand Immigration

NZ Resident visa to grant residency to 165,000 migrants

New Zealand has announced that around 165,000 migrants will be given a pathway to residence with the new Resident visa.

The new visa will be a one-off, and available to onshore skilled visa holders, including skilled migrants with Essential Skills, Work to Residence, and Post Study Work visas and their relatives.

Skilled migrants who enter New Zealand as critical workers for six months or longer until July 31, 2022 will also be eligible for the new Resident visa.

To read more on New Zealand’s new Resident visa and its one-off pathway to PR, click here!

Did you know? - Australia!

In addition to having world-leading facilities and a wonderful lifestyle, Australia is enriched with facts that can range from fascinating to downright crazy! Read on below for five such amazing facts on Australia! 

1.  Australia’s sheep population is three times that of people!

2.  Melbourne used to be Australia’s capital city, and remained so from 1901 – 1927, before being replaced by Canberra!

3.  Voting in elections in Australia is compulsory for everyone aged 18 or more, and non-voters are issued fines!

4.  Australia’s inaugural police force was made up of 12 convicts who were judged to be the best behaved!

5.  Brisbane holds the world championship of cockroach racing every year!

Other Global News

United States

Blinken dashes Haitian migrants’ hopes of entering U.S.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinked warned Haitian migrants against making attempts to enter the United States.

Mr Blinken spoke while visiting Mexico to present a new joint-security plan and to mend ties with the country proving to be an increasingly important ally to the Biden administration to stem the flow of Haitian migrants arriving at the United States borders.

Speaking at a news conference in Mexico, Mr Blinken said that Haitians had to face a dangerous journey to the United States, which might be rendered pointless as they are likely to be refused entry.

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