Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration Update - 24 February 2021 Issue #15

Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration Update

24 February 2021 - Issue #15

In this issue:

·  Business migration opportunities rising in regional AU: CBA

·  Slow skilled migration to Australia creating tech skills gap

·  Canada invites 27,332 onshore immigrants for PR in historic Express Entry draw

·  494 BC PNP applicants invited to apply for Canadian PR

·  NZ to allow international students to return in 2021

·  Special feature: Places to visit in New Zealand!

·  Other global news

Australian Immigration

Business migration opportunities rising in regional AU: CBA

Australia’s largest banking group Commonwealth Bank has highlighted the growing business opportunities in regional Australia, which can benefit from business migration to Australia.

According to the CBA, the pandemic-enforced lockdown all over Australia resulted in Australians flocking to regional areas and territories, which has given rise to business opportunities in these areas.

Regions such as Northern Queensland and Byron Bay can now benefit from greater regional activity and increased cash flow.

Click here to read more on growing business opportunities in regional Australia.

Slow skilled migration to Australia creating tech skills gap

A reduced number of skilled migrants to Australia during the coronavirus pandemic has created a significant skills gap in the country’s tech sector.

According to a new report by RMIT and Deloitte Access Economics, Australia is facing a $10 billion economic growth deficit and will need 156,000 new tech workers over the next four years.

The report says that at the moment, the data analysis skills of Australia’s local workforce is not at the level required by employers, and that upskilling and skilled migration can help meet employers’ needs.

Read more on Australia’s growing skills gap in the tech sector here.

Canadian Immigration

Canada invites 27,332 onshore immigrants for PR in historic Express Entry draw

Canada invited 27,332 onshore skilled immigrants to apply for permanent residency in the biggest Express Entry draw held in its history.

The draw was held on February 13 in which Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited skilled migration applicants in Canada under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) to apply for permanent residency in the country.

This round of the draw also had the lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement ever of only 75 points for the onshore candidates to be issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA) by the IRCC.

Read more on Canada’s historic Express Entry invitation round here.

494 BC PNP applicants invited to apply for Canadian PR

British Columbia invited 494 skilled migration candidates to Canada to apply for Canadian PR in the latest rounds of its PNP draw.

Canadian skilled immigration candidates who applied for skilled migration to Canada under the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams of the BC PNP were invited in two invitation rounds held on February 16, 2021.

459 candidates in the Skilled Worker, International Graduate and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled subcategories of the SI and EEBC streams were invited, along with 35 candidates with experience in retail, wholesale trade, restaurant and food service management.

Click here to read more about the latest BC PNP draw.

New Zealand Immigration

NZ to allow international students to return in 2021

The New Zealand government has announced plans to welcome international students back to the country ahead of the beginning of the new semester.

Under this plan, international students who are stranded outside NZ due to border closures will be allowed to return to New Zealand in stages. The first stage will welcome 1,000 international students in April.

Only previously enrolled students who intend to return to NZ to resume their studies will be allowed to enter NZ under this plan, as the government aims to re-energise the international education sector, which generated $4.5 billion annually before the pandemic.

Click here to read more on New Zealand’s plan to welcome international students back to the country.

Places to visit in New Zealand!

To help you get acquainted with some of New Zealand’s most popular tourist-friendly locations, here are four places you can visit in the country!

·  Tongariro National Park

·  Bay of Islands

·  Queenstown

·  Manukau & Waitemata Harbours

Other Global News

Bosnia

EU commissioner warns Bosnia for better migration management

Ylve Johansson, the European Union's migration commissioner, has warned Bosnia to manage its migration problems better if it wants to stay on course for EU membership.

Most of the 9,000 migrants stuck in Bosnia are concentrated in the capital city Sarajevo and in the country's northwestern corner.

Johansson said the EU had provided Bosnia with more than 88 million Euros since 2018 and that the country should share the burden of its migrant crisis equally across the country.

eduaid’s word of the week: Compassionate

Migration to a new destination can be an emotionally daunting task to overpower and take control. eduaid Immigration Services understands the challenges a mind can face. Hence, each of our counselors are well-trained to comprehend the psychological aspects a client and his family can go through. Our counselors always put themselves in our clients shoes so that we, at eduaid Immigration Services, can provide the utmost compassionate care. 

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