Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration Update - 10 May 2021 - Issue #20

Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration Update

10th May 2021 - Issue #20

In this issue:

• Australia records highest net internal migration in 20 years
• Engineers Australia urges skilled migration program rebuild
• Canada opens six new PR pathways for temporary residents
• Canada’s pre-Covid labour market outcome saw upward trend
• World-class NZ immigration policies backed for further improvements
• Special Feature: Fun facts about New Zealand!
• Other Global News

Australian Immigration

Australia records highest net internal migration in 20 years

Australian regions and territories have had the largest net influx of onshore migrants in two decades, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said. 

According to the ABS, Australian regions welcomed a net 43,000 new arrivals from the capital cities in 2020 – more than double the number of new arrivals in 2019. 

The increased number of net migrations to regional Australia shows that not only have more people moved to the Australian regions and territories, but also that an increasing number of people have opted to stay behind in the country’s regions after relocating there from metropolitan areas.

Click here to read more on the increased net migration to regional Australia.

Engineers Australia urges skilled migration program rebuild

Engineers Australia has called for Australia’s skilled migration program to be revamped to provide more support to migrants and employers. 

In its submission to Australia’s Joint Standing Committee on Migration inquiry into the country’s skilled migration program, Engineers Australia – the peak body of the engineering profession in Australia – also said that the current skilled migration program is risking Australia’s engineering capability. 

According to the CEO of Engineers Australia, Dr Bronwyn Evans, Australia is suffering from a gap in the number of engineers required by the country and the qualified engineers being produced by Australian universities and the local market. 

You can read more on Engineers Australia’s views on skilled migration to Australia here.

Canadian Immigration

Canada opens six new PR pathways for temporary residents

Canada has launched six new permanent residency pathways for temporary residents in the country to obtain permanent resident status. 

Health care workers, non-health care workers and international graduates can apply for permanent residency in Canada through these newly launched pathways. 

All applicants must be in Canada and be employed to be eligible for applying for permanent residency in Canada through the new streams. 

Click here to read more about the latest pathways to permanent residence in Canada. 

Canada’s pre-Covid labour market outcome saw upward trend

Canadian immigrant labour market performances were on an upward trajectory before the coronavirus pandemic became the new normal, a report by Statistics Canada has found. 

According to the report, labour market performance gaps between Canadian immigrants and their local-born counterparts were either closing or remaining steady before the pandemic. 

The outcome of the report shows that since 2000, male immigrants in Canada who had been in the country for less than 10 years were enjoying a faster employment rate than Canadian-born men.

Moreover, female immigrants to Canada residing in the country for less than five years also had better employment rates than before. 

You can read more on Statistics Canada’s labour market report here.

New Zealand Immigration

World-class NZ immigration policies backed for further improvements

New Zealand has splendid temporary immigration policies in place, but they can be even better, according to a report published by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER). 

The report found that while New Zealand’s permanent migration policies are world-class, temporary migration policies such as the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) program could do with some improvements. 

Last year, another report by the Productivity Commission’s research on New Zealand’s frontier firms found that despite having a high migration level, New Zealand’s productivity and GDP did not experience a significant boost in line with the elevated migration numbers.

Click here to read more on NZIER’s calls for improving New Zealand’s immigration policies.

Fun facts about New Zealand!

New Zealand is a highly popular destination for people looking to travel overseas, whether to take the next step in their career, expand their business ventures, pursue higher education or spend some time off and enjoy a holiday. To help you learn more about the country, here are five fun facts on New Zealand!

1. New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the right to vote!
2. New Zealand is famous for bungee jumping and is an extremely popular destination for adrenaline junkies. In fact, the first ever commercial bungee jump was made in Queenstown!
3. Of the total population of NZ, humans make up only 5%, and an astonishingly vast wildlife in the country makes NZ the holder of the highest animal-to-human ratio in the world!
4. In New Zealand, you’ll never be more than 128 kilometers from the coast, meaning you can go to the beach very easily whenever you want!
5. New Zealand is the land of bliss for golf enthusiasts, as the country has more golf courses per capita than any other country in the world!

Other Global News

United States

Migrants hoping to enter US vaccinated against Covid-19

More than a thousand migrants hoping to cross the border and gain entry to the US have been vaccinated against Covid-19. 

Around 1,200 migrants, who often spend months on end in shelters at the US-Mexico border, were given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the Mexican border city of Tijuana.

The vaccination was made possible by a private donation from a US company.

eduaid’s word of the week: Clarity

At eduaid Immigration Services, our mantra is that all of our esteemed clients deserve to know the entire picture, and not just a part of it. To ensure this, we always maintain a clear and open channel for communication, and proceed with our clients present in the loop. 

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