Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News - September 2020 Issue #5

Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration News

September 2020 Issue #5

In this issue:

·  Nomination allocations for Australian visa subclasses announced

·   Regional AU inviting skilled immigration with 45,000 vacancies

·   Economists urge govt to resume skilled migration to Australia

·    New Brunswick to focus on increasing Canadian immigration

·    Over 430 invited for permanent residency in BC in latest PNP draw

·     More than 200 invited to apply for permanent residency in Manitoba

·     Select NZ PR applications get processing priority

·      Other global news

Australian Immigration

Nomination allocations for Australian visa subclasses announced

More than 5,000 Australian immigration visa nominations have been allotted by the Australian government to its states and territories.

In an official release by the Department of Home Affairs, Australian states have been allocated 5,169 Australian visa nominations from the first four months of the 2020-2021 financial year – from 1 July to 31 October. 

The Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) and the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) were the highest nominated visas, with 2,430 and 1,715 places respectively. The Business and Investor program was given 1,024 seats. 

You can read more about this by clicking here.

Regional Australia inviting 45,000 skilled immigrants

Regional Australia posted more than 45,000 job vacancies in August 2020, and is crying out for skilled workers to migrate to Australia. 

The number of vacancies is already 14 per cent more than the figures for July, and many of the vacancies are in the renewable energy sector. 

Recent research indicates vacancies could continue to grow until 2025, as confirmed by Regional Australia Institute (RAI) chief economist Kim Houghton, who said job vacancies remain a thorn in the side of regional Australia.

You can read more about this news here.

Economists urge govt to resume skilled migration to Australia

Economists have called on the Australian government to reopen borders for skilled workers to resume Australian immigration and prevent the economy from facing further setbacks after the pandemic. 

One remedy to improving the economy could be creating new a program to attract skilled migrants to Australia, which would boost the economy and also bring the population growth up to speed, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). 

Deloitte Access Economics partner Chris Richardson also described skilled migrants as a “net upside” for the Australian government, as they have repeatedly proven to add to the country’s national revenues. 

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Canadian Immigration

New Brunswick to focus on increasing Canadian immigration

New Brunswick’s provincial government has committed to increasing the number of immigrants moving to the Canadian province to help the population and economy grow further. 

New Brunswick is facing labour shortages, and Premier Blaine Higgins said attracting international workers and students and encouraging them to stay would drive up the province’s economy, and fill an estimated 120,000 job vacancies over the next ten years.

The Premier also said there were additional plans in place for inviting investors to the Canadian province, as well as attracting companies in the emerging sectors, including energy innovation and cybersecurity.  

For more on this news, please click here.

Over 430 invited for Canadian immigration in latest British Columbia PNP draw

British Columbia invited more than 430 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residency in the latest round of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw.

Candidates invited to apply for permanent residency in Canada under this round of the BC PNP draw included skilled workers and international graduates in the Express Entry BC (EEBC) and Skills Immigration (SI) categories. Applicants under Canada’s Entrepreneur Stream were also issued permanent residency invites.

Moreover, invitations were also sent to applicants in the Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot Stream and Entrepreneur Immigration – Base Category Stream. 

You can read more about this round of the draw by clicking here. 

More than 200 invited for permanent Canadian immigration

212 immigration candidates have been invited to apply for Canadian permanent residency in the latest round of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) draw. 

Skilled workers and international students were invited to permanently move to Canada through three streams: Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education.

168 candidates were invited to apply for permanent residency under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba immigration stream, and 9 invitations were issued under the Skilled Workers Overseas stream. The International Education stream had 35 successful applicants. 

For more on this news, please click here.

New Zealand Immigration

Select New Zealand PR applications get processing priority

New Zealand immigration minister Kris Faafoi has said that select permanent residency applications to the country under the skilled migration category are being prioritised over others.

In an interview with local radio station Radio Tarana, Mr Faafoi said that permanent residency applicants who earned more than $110,000 annually – or $51 an hour – are eligible for faster processing times for their applications.

There are currently more than 16,000 residency applications in Immigration New Zealand’s backlog in the skilled migrant and work categories. 

You can read more about this news here.

Satisfy your tastebuds with local treats – NZ edition!

Popular New Zealand delicacy – Pavlova

To help you get acquainted with local items you must try once you immigrate, this section will introduce you to one of the most popular desserts in NZ – pavlova!

Pavlova is a delicate dessert that is dear to every New Zealander, and is the quintessential summer dessert in the country! It is based on meringue and topped with a healthy amount of whipped cream and colorful fruits, which create an excellent contrast of colors on the white cream and prove to be the perfect companion for the sweetness of the meringue!

Here is a quick and simple recipe you can follow to prepare your own pavlova:

Ingredients

·         Egg whites – 4

·         White Sugar – 1 ¼ cups

·         Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon

·         Lemon Juice – 1 teaspoon

·         Cornstarch – 2 teaspoons

·         Heavy cream – 1 pint

·         Fruits – peeled and sliced (for the topping)

Procedure

1.       Heat oven to 150 degrees Celsius.

2.       Take a piece of baking parchment and draw out a circle the size of a dinner plate. 

3.       Whisk the egg whites thoroughly using a hand mixer and add the sugar one tbsp at a time. Keep mixing until the meringue looks glossy. 

4.       Add the vanilla extract, lemon juice and cornstarch. 

5.       Spread the meringue inside the drawn circle, and raise the sides a little higher to create a crater.

6.       Bake for 1 hour, then let it cool down completely inside the oven.

7.       In a bowl, thoroughly beat the heavy cream.

8.       Remove the paper and place the meringue on a flat serving plate.

9.       Fill the center of the meringue with the whipped cream. 

10.   Top it off with sliced fruit, and your pavlova is ready to be served!

Other Global News

Australia

CEDA: New skilled visa to Australia key to economic recovery

Temporary skilled migration with a new skilled visa to Australia will prove hugely beneficial to the country’s post-pandemic recovery, Australia’s Committee for Economic Development (CEDA) has found.

According to results of a research conducted by CEDA, the Australian government should facilitate the expansion of multinational businesses in the country by introducing an “intra-company transfer” visa, which would allow skilled foreign workers to help drive up Australia’s economy.

Jarrod Ball, chief economist of CEDA, called on the government to ensure attracting the best and brightest from around the world and improving the country’s skilled migration numbers once the travel restrictions are lifted.

United States

Biden leading Trump on national presidential polls

Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump in the US national polls. 

Mr Biden, who was vice-president to former president Barack Obama, has maintained around 50 per cent on the polls against Mr Trump’s 43 per cent. 

Mr Biden is also leading the polls in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, three industrial states which were among the most closely contested during the last presidential election in 2016.

Donald Trump paid $750 in taxes – NY Times

The New York Times have revealed US President Donald Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017.

The newspaper, which claims it obtained tax records over 20 years for Mr Trump and his businesses, also says he did not pay any income tax at all in 10 of the last 15 years. 

Trump – one of the richest people in the world – has consistently refused to make his tax records public, and has been accused of tax avoidance for years.

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