Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News - January 2021 Issue #13
by eduaid
Jan 24, 2021
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Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News
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January 2021 - Issue #13
In this issue:
· Australia broadens GTI Program
after skilled migration triples
· Australian govt urged to open
borders for skilled migration
· Newfoundland and Labrador launch
new pathway for skilled migration to Canada
· Saskatchewan invites 385 applicants
for Canadian PR in first draw of 2021
· Net migration to NZ loses momentum
due to border closures
· Special feature: Popular NZ recipe
– Afghan Biscuits!
· Other global news
Australian Immigration
Australia broadens GTI Program after skilled migration triples
The Australian government has broadened the scope for skilled
migration to Australia for highly skilled individuals in the tech sector by
expanding the Global Talent Independent (GTI) program.
The GTI program, which was initially designed to attract
applicants with an income potential of more than $153,600 in seven
“future-focused fields,†has now been augmented with Education, Tourism and
Circular Economy to bring the total number of target sectors under this program
to ten.
The changes are announced just a few months after the Australian
government increased the migration cap under the GTI program to 15,000 places –
a threefold increase from the previous year.
Click here to read more on
the sectors listed for skilled migration to Australia with the GTI program.
Australian govt urged to open borders for skilled migration
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged
the government to reopen international borders for skilled migrants as
businesses struggle to find suitably skilled local employees.
According to the ACCI, the federal government’s rigid stance on
border closures due to the coronavirus pandemic results in every one in five
businesses in Australia suffering due to a lack of suitably skilled local
workers.
Moreover, every one in six businesses in Australia reported not
having enough suitably skilled tradespersons, Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM) professionals and hospitality workers available from the
local workforce.
To read more on the ACCI emphasising the return of skilled
migrants to Australia, click here.
Canadian Immigration
Newfoundland and Labrador launch new pathway for skilled
migration to Canada
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has launched a new pathway for skilled migration
to Canada, with applications being accepted from January 2021.
The new pathway, titled “Priority Skills Newfoundland and
Labrador,†will target highly educated and skilled individuals specializing in
tech sectors, where the demand for new employees has far outgrown the
availability of suitably qualified local talent.
This new immigration program will be open for application to
candidates who have prior work experience in specialized, highly skilled and
high-demand occupations for at least one year.
Read more about the eligible occupations for skilled migration
to Newfoundland and Labrador here.
Saskatchewan invites 385 applicants for Canadian PR in first
draw of 2021
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan invited 385 immigration
candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residency in Canada
in the first PNP draw of 2021.
Immigration candidates under the International Skilled Worker
category of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) were invited to
apply for permanent residency in Canada through two subcategories – Express Entry
and Occupations In-Demand.
The Express Entry subcategory had 148 successful applicants for
permanent migration to Canada, while a total of 237 candidates were invited
through the Occupations In-Demand stream.
You can click here to read more on
Saskatchewan’s invitations to candidates to apply for Canadian PR.
New Zealand Immigration
Net migration to NZ loses momentum due to border closures
New Zealand saw its annual net migration drop since border
restrictions were imposed in March 2020, said Stats NZ.
From April to November 2020, net migration to New Zealand was
provisionally estimated at 5,100, with a net gain of 11,200 New Zealand
citizens and a net loss of 6,100 non-New Zealand citizens.
This pattern of net migration between New Zealand citizens and
non-citizens is a sharp U-turn from the country’s pre-pandemic migration
numbers, when non-New Zealand citizens dominated the net migration gain.
You can click here to read more on
the net migration to NZ in 2020.
Popular NZ recipe – Afghan Biscuits!
Afghan Biscuits are a Kiwi favourite confectionery. These
delectable delicacies are relished by kids and adults alike, and here we have
provided the full recipe for you to enjoy!
Ingredients
Biscuit
·
200 grams softened butter
·
½ cup sugar
·
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
·
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
powder
·
1 ½ cups flour
·
1 ½ cups corn flakes
Icing
·
1 cup icing sugar
·
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
powder
·
2 tablespoons hot water
·
Walnuts for topping
Procedure
·
Preheat the oven at 180Ëš C.
·
Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla
essence together in a bowl until the mixture turns creamy. Then add flour,
cocoa powder and corn flakes and mix thoroughly till it turns doughy.
·
Divide the dough into small balls
and flatten them. Place them on a greased baking tray and bake for 12 minutes.
·
Take out the biscuits and cool for
an hour.
·
Prepare the icing by adding the
rest of the ingredients in a small bowl and stir thoroughly until you get the
desired consistency.
·
Top it off with a spoon full of
icing sugar and half a walnut on each biscuit.
·
Enjoy your freshly baked Afghan
Biscuits with a steaming cup of fine Earl Grey!
Other Global News
United States
Joe Biden inaugurated as new US President
Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th President of
the United States on January 20, 2021.
President Biden takes over the White House from former President
Donald Trump, who will be best remembered for his controversial, divisive and
destructive time in power.
The inauguration ceremony was void of people due to the
pandemic, and was instead filled with American flags to represent the absent
crowd.
Kamala Harris was also sworn-in as the new Vice President,
making her the first woman to ever take office as Vice President in the United States.
Joe Biden reverses travel ban on Muslim countries
New US President Joe Biden started his Presidency by repealing
former counterpart Donald Trump’s travel ban on Muslim-majority countries.
President Biden will also instruct the US State Department to
restart visa processing for countries affected by Mr Trump’s extreme vetting
practices.
After the inauguration ceremony held on January 20, President
Biden has already started working on undoing Mr Trump’s divisive decisions by
signing a number of executive orders as he sets to work on reuniting a country
broken by racism, police brutality and political turmoil on top of more than
400,000 Covid-19 casualties.
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