Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News - November 2020 Issue #9

Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News

November 2020 Issue #9

In this issue:

·  Skilled migration to Australia to benefit from US reluctance

· 21 popular occupations for permanent Australian migration

· Ontario’s PNP reform abates business migration to Canada

·  Exploring Canada’s lofty Immigration Levels Plan

· Immigration NZ to continue maintaining border restrictions

· Special feature: Popular New Zealand festivals

· Other global news

Australian Immigration

Skilled migration to Australia to benefit from US reluctance

Over the last four years, the Trump administration oversaw one of the tightest restrictions on the American immigration policy that the world has ever seen.

Such was the nature of the immigration policy reform that the US population growth fell to its lowest in a century – that too before international travel was disrupted by the outbreak of the coronavirus.

As a result, US companies were unable to hire global talent, and lost US$100 billion in the process.

Amidst all the uncertainty surrounding skilled migration to the USA, it is Australia who has the potential to topple the US as the leading migration destination in the world.

To learn more about how Australia can come out as winners by benefitting from the confusion and uncertainty of US immigration, please click here!

21 popular occupations for permanent Australian migration

The Australian government has released a new Federal Budget for 2020-21, with a strong focus on attracting the most skilled and qualified migrants from around the world.

Under the new budget, several engineering and tech occupations have come to the fore as concrete immigration pathways to Australia under the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), which is a permanent skilled migration visa to Australia.

The occupations include Civil Engineers, Electrical Engineers, ICT Business Analysts, ICT Security Specialists and Software Engineers among others, and all these occupations are eligible for permanent skilled migration to Australia.

To read more about the complete list of eligible occupations, click here!

Canadian Immigration

Ontario’s PNP reform abates business migration to Canada

Recent reforms in the Entrepreneur Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Provincial Nominee Program (OI PNP) has lowered eligibility requirements to encourage more entrepreneurs to apply for Canadian business migration.

Eligibility requirements for the Entrepreneur Stream are now subject to the area in Ontario where entrepreneur candidates are applying for.

Under the reform, the required net worth for the proposed business within the Greater Toronto Area has been lowered to $800,000 from $1.5 million, with the required investment also being lessened to $600,000 from $1 million.

Eligibility requirements for businesses outside the Greater Toronto Area have also been curtailed, as has the qualifying business experience requirement.

To read more on Ontario’s complete PNP reform, please click here!

Exploring Canada’s lofty Immigration Levels Plan

On March 12, the Canadian government announced it would welcome over a million new immigrants to the country between 2020 and 2022.

However, just a few days later Canada had to close its borders and impose travel restrictions, as the entire world went into lockdown due to COVID-19.

Despite the setback, on October 30 Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced that Canada will welcome over 1.2 million new immigrants as permanent residents to the country over the next three years, up to 2023, with around 400,00 people being allowed to enter Canada for each of the next three years.

To learn more about an in-depth analysis of Canada’s new Immigration Levels Plan, please click here!

New Zealand Immigration

Immigration NZ to continue maintaining border restrictions

New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi has said that the government will continue to maintain current border restrictions until the situation during the pandemic reaches a safe level.

These comments come in the wake of protests held in India, organised by work visa holders urging the NZ government to allow them to return to their lives in the country.

Because of the outbreak of Covid-19, thousands of temporary visa holders to New Zealand are stranded overseas, unable to return while having to pay rent and incur other expenses in the country.

You can read more about this news here.

Popular New Zealand Festivals: Auckland International Buskers Festival!

A staple on the New Zealand festival scene, the Auckland International Buskers Festival is an unmissable experience for anyone who likes festivals! It is an occasion of celebration unlike any other, with a plethora of international and local performers who hit the streets of Auckland to create magical memories!

With acts ranging from acrobats to jugglers to contortionists to mimes, performers are sure to fill you with both joy and astonishment! Comedians, musicians and break dancers add an extra dimension to the flavor of the festival, and truly create an experience which is equally inimitable and unforgettable!

Admission to the festival is free, and the buskers themselves also perform for free. However, considering they earn their living by performing for spectators, it is always a treat to generously give back to them, as a means of showing your appreciation! The festival is held over a weekend every January, with daily shows starting from noon running through well into the night!

Other Global News

United States

Kamala Harris makes history by becoming Vice President

Kamala Harris made history as she became the first Black woman to become the Vice President of the United States.

The California Senator also became the highest-ranking woman to ever serve in the American government, after she was elected to the vice presidency following Democrat Joe Biden’s victorious election campaign over current President Donald Trump.

Harris introduced President-elect Biden at their victory celebration as “a President for all Americans”, as the new government sets out to restore balance and unity in a country deeply plagued by racial and economic partisanship.

Pfizer claims new Covid vaccine is 94 per cent effective

American multinational pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer claims that its coronavirus vaccine is 94 per cent effective for adults over the age of 65.

The vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, was tested on 41,000 people around the world, with preliminary data suggesting it offered 90 per cent protection against Covid-19 without showing any safety concerns.

Following phase three trials, more data shows the vaccine is also equally effective for coronavirus patients of all ages and ethnicities.

The companies also say they will apply for the vaccine to be authorised for emergency use in the US.

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