Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News - November 2020 Issue #8

Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News

November 2020 Issue #8

In this issue:

· Bangladesh ranks second for most PR recipients from Australian govt under GTI program

· International students in regional AU to get visa extensions

· Canada to welcome 1.2 million permanent residents by 2023

· BC invites 354 applicants to apply for Canadian immigration

· Ontario inviting entrepreneurs to apply for Canadian PR

· Hiring remote workers can subside skills shortage in NZ

· Special feature: History of the Australian Flag

· Other global news

Australian Immigration

Bangladesh ranks second for most PR recipients from Australian govt under GTI program

The Australian government has invited 384 Bangladeshi nationals to apply for permanent residency in Australia under the Global Talent Independent (GTI) Program, which is the fastest pathway to permanent residence in the country.

Between 1 January and 9 September this year, a total of 2,685 invitations have been issued to permanent residence applicants under the GTI program.

During this time, 384 applicants from Bangladesh were selected and invited to apply for Australian immigration with permanent residence under the GTI program, with decisions on immigration being given within 14 days of lodging the application.

To learn more about this news, please click here.

International students in regional AU to get visa extensions

International students who are currently studying in regional Australia will be able to apply for extensions on their post-study visa from 2021, the Department of Home Affairs has announced.

According to the announcement, international students studying at locations excluding Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will be offered an extension on their current two-year Post-study Work stream of their Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485).

International students who have studied at a regional campus of an Australian metropolitan university will be eligible for this extension.

You can read more about this by clicking here.

Canadian Immigration

Canada to welcome 1.2 million permanent residents by 2023

Canada will open its borders to more than 1.2 million new permanent immigrants in the next three years, the Canadian federal government has announced.

The itinerary was presented in the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan, which was tabled by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Marco Mendicino.

According to the plan, Canada will admit 1,233,000 new permanent residents over the next three years, with 401,000 immigrants arriving in 2021, 411,000 in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023.

You can read more on this news by clicking here.

BC invites 354 applicants to apply for Canadian immigration

British Columbia invited 354 immigration candidates to apply for provincial nomination with the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).

Candidates were invited for Canadian provincial migration through the Express Entry BC and Skills Immigration streams on the weekly BC PNP draw held on October 27.

For the Express Entry stream, candidates were invited under the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories.

The Skills Immigration stream included the Skilled Worker, International Graduate, and Entry-Level and Semi-Skilled subclasses.

For more on this news, please click here.

Ontario inviting entrepreneurs to apply for Canadian PR

The provincial government of Ontario has invited 21 applicants under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to apply for business migration to Canada.

Candidates who had scores of between 142 and 200 on their Expressions of Interest were issued invitations to apply for Canadian business immigration with the entrepreneur stream on October 26.

This latest invitation round was Ontario’s fifth in 2020, with a total of 112 entrepreneurs being invited for Canadian immigration this year.

Please click here to read more about this news.

New Zealand Immigration

Hiring remote workers can subside skills shortage in NZ

New Zealand’s skills shortage, which has deepened further following border closures due to the pandemic, could be alleviated by hiring remote workers.

Since travel restrictions were implemented to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, urgent staff shortages have developed in New Zealand’s fishing, agricultural and fruit sectors, which add to an existing paucity of skilled employees in the IT, medical and construction industries in the country.

While many jobs across New Zealand require, at the very least, some physical presence in the workplace, there are many vacancies and shortages which could be filled with remote workers, which is becoming an increasingly popular paradigm shift in light of the pandemic.

You can read more about this news here.

History of Australian Flag!

Origins

In 1901, Australia’s first Prime Minister Edmund Barton arranged a competition to determine a flag for the newly-formed Australia. From 32,000 entries, five designs were selected.

Key elements from all five winning designs were combined to create the new Australian flag. On 3 September 1901, Australia’s flag was inaugurated at the Exhibition Building in Melbourne, which was the then seat of the federal government.

Symbolism

The Australian flag has three elements on a blue background – the Union Jack, Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross.

The Union Jack represents the history of British settlement in Australia.

The Commonwealth Star, which has seven points, denotes the six Australian states, with the seventh point representing all the territories in Australia.

Finally, the Southern Cross is a constellation of five stars only visible from the southern hemisphere of Australia, thus representing Australia’s unique geography.

Other Global News

United States

Joe Biden wins election to become 46^th President of the United States

Democrat Joe Biden became the 46^th President of the United States after he defeated President Donald Trump in the 2020 US Presidential Election.

Biden passed the victory threshold of 270 electoral votes after winning the state of Pennsylvania, and pledged in his victory speech to “unify the country” amidst a confluence of social and economic turmoil in the pandemic-stricken country.

This election saw a record 103 million people turn out to vote to decide the next President, with Biden receiving more than 75 million votes – more than any other presidential candidate before him.

United Kingdom

UK government reverses decision on free meals following footballer’s campaign

The British government has made a U-turn on providing free meals to disadvantaged children over the upcoming holidays after initially rejecting the notion, following a campaign led by England and Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally phoned 23-year-old Rashford and informed him of the government’s decision to allocate an extra 170 million pounds towards supporting underprivileged families over the coming year.

Rashford’s campaign saw local governments, restaurants, and businesses step in after the government refused to provide free school meals to children from needy families, many of whom face financial difficulties due to the pandemic.

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