Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News - December 2020 Issue #10
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Dec 10, 2020
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Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration Update
December 2020
Issue #10
In this issue:
· RBA governor backs skilled
migration to AU for economic recovery
· Australia updates occupations list
for skilled migration
· BC reports uplift in Canadian
skilled migration in 2019
· Canadian immigration plan to
support post-pandemic economic recovery
· Migration to NZ to benefit from
employment rights for international students
· Special feature: Fun facts on
Australia!
· Other global news
Australian Immigration
RBA governor backs skilled migration to AU for economic recovery
Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA),
has said an influx of skilled immigrants to Australia is essential to
restarting the country’s economic growth after the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to CEDA, RBA governor Lowe suggested Australia should
start looking for offshore workers to fill vacancies left by the major slump in
the country’s population growth, caused in part by border closures and travel
restrictions.
With a lack of capably qualified local employees, Australian
industries are crying out for skilled workers, and the best solution lies in
inviting and hiring skilled migrants to Australia, according to governor Lowe.
To read more, click here!
Australia updates occupations list for skilled migration
The Australian government has added the Social Worker occupation
(ANZSCO 272511) to its Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL),
which will allow sponsored skilled immigrants to travel to Australia and fill
crucial gaps in the country’s critical sectors.
Employers in Australia will now be able to nominate skilled
foreign individuals for the Social Worker occupation with the Employer
Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186), Regional Sponsored Migration
Scheme (RSMS) visa (subclass 187), Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass
457), Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) and the Skilled Employer
Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494).
To see the occupations on Australia’s PMSOL, click here!
Canadian Immigration
BC reports uplift in Canadian skilled migration in 2019
British Columbia saw the most provincial nominations issued in a
single year and the largest number of registrants for skilled migration to
Canada in 2019, according to the BC PNP Statistical Report for 2019.
The report shows that BC saw a significant jump from 2018 in the
number of skilled workers moving to Canada via the British Columbia Provincial
Nominee Program (BC PNP).
A total of 6,551 applicants were able to successfully obtain
permanent residence in Canada with a provincial nomination from British
Columbia under the Skills Immigration (SI) stream of the BC PNP.
To read more on this news, please click here!
Canadian immigration plan to support post-pandemic economic
recovery
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco
Mendicino has announced that the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan will help
the Canadian economy recover in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a press release, Mr Mendicino described the new Immigration
Levels Plan as a pathway for significant increases in immigration numbers in
the next three years, which will drive future growth and create new jobs for
Canadian residents in an effort to speed up Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery.
Under the new Plan, economic growth has been prioritized, with
60 per cent of all Canadian admissions coming from the Economic Class.
For more on how Canada plans to boost its economic recovery,
please click here!
New Zealand Immigration
Migration to NZ to benefit from employment rights for
international students
Chris Whelan, Chief Executive of Universities New Zealand, said
in a press release that the long-term reputational and
financial impact of offering employment rights to international students far
exceeds any short-term benefits to New Zealanders, and makes the country an
attractive migration destination for international students and skilled
migrants.
Moreover, international students who are given post-study work
rights can also recommend NZ and its opportunities to fellow students, thus
opening doors to possibilities such as joint-research with foreign
universities, as well as promoting tourism.
You can read more on this news by clicking here!
Fun Facts Australia!
·
From 1901 to 1927, Melbourne served
as Australia’s capital city before Canberra was made the new capital!
·
Australia’s first police force was
made up of 12 convicts, who were judged to be the best behaved!
·
Australian Aboriginal people are
estimated to have lived in the country for more than 60,000 years, and are
still seen today!
·
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
is regarded as the largest living organism in the world and is often listed as
one of the Seven Wonders of the World!
·
Australia is home to the largest
cattle ranch in the world – which is bigger in size than Belgium!
Other Global News
United Kingdom
UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for mass use
The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to
approve the mass use of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
Elderly people in care homes, care home staff and frontline
health workers have been prioritised as recipients of the first doses of the
vaccine.
The vaccine is said to be 95 per cent effective by the MHRA –
Britain’s medicines regulator – and 40 million doses have already been ordered
by the UK.
NHS to begin largest vaccine rollout in UK history
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is set to begin the
largest-ever vaccine rollout in UK history with Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine
approved for mass use by the government.
50 hospitals in England have been selected to serve as hubs for
administering recipients with the vaccine, with Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland also set to begin vaccination programs this week.
Frontline health staff, elderly people in care homes and care
home staff will be the first recipients of the vaccine, but it will take months
to vaccinate everybody in need of a dose.
Russia
Russia begins coronavirus vaccination program in Moscow
Russia has started rolling out its homegrown vaccine, the
Sputnik V, in clinics in the capital city of Moscow.
Developers claim the vaccine is 95 per cent effective and causes
no major side effects, despite it still undergoing mass testing.
Two million doses of the vaccine are expected to be manufactured
by the end of the year, with thousands of people already registering as
recipients.
Argentina
Football legend Diego Maradona passes away
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona passed away at the age
of 60 after suffering from heart failure.
The former forward, who captained his nation to glory in the
1986 World Cup, is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time.
Tributes poured in from all over the world for the talismanic
Argentine, who also managed his country in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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