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- Working Holiday pool closed Working holiday, one of the IEC (International Experience Canada) programs that Koreans have heard of at least once, ended at 9 a.m. Eastern Canada on November 12 after the last selection announcement in 2021. Working holidays are divided into a total of two quarters every year, and a total of 4,000 people are selected, 2,000 people each quarter. In 2020, a total of 3,946 people were sent invitations, but in 2021, only 2,316 people were selected, and 3,610 people waiting for Warhol invitation were not eligible for invitation. This situation seems to be caused by a delay in the government's work process due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first half of 21, working holidays were required to have job offers due to the COVID-19 situation, but as regulations were eased from September 7, 2021, job offers were exempted from applicants who were vaccinated, increasing the number of people registered in the pool. Selected personnel only need to enter Canada within one year of approval, and through the Open Work Permit issued while living in Canada for one year from the date of entry, they can work anywhere in Canada without restrictions from employers and even two to three jobs at the same time. Basically, you have to meet some conditions to apply for a working holiday. First, you must prove your residence in Korea with a passport valid for more than a year as a Korean citizen. Second, only those aged 18-30 can apply and must prove their balance of $2,500 or more. Also, you must be a person who can enter Canada smoothly and have medical insurance while living in Canada. If all of these conditions are met, it will be completed by paying the application fee. The recent COVID-19 situation in Canada is gradually easing regulations for those who have completed vaccinations, and the working holiday expiration date is one year from the date of final approval, so we expect to experience Canadian life more safely in 2022. 2021-11-24 Read more >
- It is now easier to get a Bridging Open Work Permit in Canada It's now easier to get a Bridging Open Work Permit called BOWP in Canada. The Canadian Immigration Service recently announced changes to increase access to the BOWP program. BOWP said that applicants in Canada whose Permit expires after applying for permanent residency from the Immigration Department Permit is issued so that you can continue to work or live while waiting for the results of your permanent residence application. Previously, applications could only be made within four months of Permit's expiration date, but according to the changes announced in September, The limit on the period for applying for BOWP has disappeared. Also, in the past, if Permit expires, you can apply. If your status has expired in Canada and you are "Maintained Status" or (formerly) Imported Status, then BOWP You are eligible to apply. The basic condition for applying for BOWP is that you must first live in Canada except Quebec. The second one is... You must be an applicant for permanent residency, and thirdly, you have completed the permanent residency application and must have AOR. I do. Finally, a valid work permit or work permit has expired, but I've been working on it. You must be able to apply for a work permit again. If you meet all the conditions, prepare the documents, You can register. Currently, BOWP is accepting applications online and by mail, and before you apply, your passport. Please check the expiration date as well. In addition to Express Entry, BOWP also includes the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Agri-Food Pilot Program, and Quebec. Applicants for skilled immigration programs will also be not restricted on the timing of BOWP application. And during the BOWP period, It has been changed, and the approval deadline was previously given to 12 months, but recently, the validity period of 24 months, Work Permit, was given. It's being issued. If the spouse or common-law partner of a BOWP applicant living in Canada wants to work in Canada, the government. You need to prepare and prove the documents listed on the site. You should be aware that the expiration date of BOWP is an immigration. Regardless of the application for the program, you must have at least 6 months left. In addition, when a spouse applies, the BOWP holder must live in Canada, and even if the spouse lives abroad, It's okay. If you both live in Canada, you can submit BOWP and spouse documents together. However, my spouse... If you are living abroad, you must apply after the applicant's BOWP issues it. 2021-11-17 Read more >
- Launching New NOC program starting 2022 Statistics Canada, on September 21 of last month, a new version of the NOC that has a significant impact on permanent residency, the NOC. We announced 2021 V1.0. The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is based on the Canadian government. It is a system classified by level and code to define jobs, and skilled workers in federal and state governments. Canada because it is used to manage immigration programs and temporary foreign worker programs (TFWP). It plays a very important role in immigration. NOC restructuring is planned every 10 years. It is updated every five years to reflect the changing Canadian labor market. From 2017, We have updated the contents every year to provide the latest information. This NOC 2021 will be released as planned. It has been carried out since 2011 when the last restructuring took place. NOC 2016 which is currently in effect. V1.3's occupational classification criteria were classified into NOC 0, A, B, C, and D5 stages according to occupational group, but newly, The introduced NOC 2021 V1.0 focuses on the education and experience required to work in the profession and goes to TEER 0-5. It will be divided into 6 stages, and the existing 4-digit NOC code will be used as a 5-digit NOC code system. It will be changed. There are three main reasons for this change in the Canadian Statistical Office. First, the focus of the current NOC system is on the term skill level in jobs, not technology. There is a possibility that it could cause confusion to people, so the reorganization of NOC 2021 can reduce this confusion. Did. Second, the current NOC system artificially creates the Low Skill and High Skill categories for some users. You can make it or infer it. NOC 2021 captures the difference in job requirements more accurately. Because it helps with job analysis, you can get out of the Low Skills and High Skills categories. Finally, looking at the group distribution of the current NOC system, the occupational group belonging to Skill Level B If people are too crowded to change to the TEER system, the unbalanced distribution will be more... He said it can be made in a balanced. If you plan to obtain permanent residency in Canada in the future, the new NOC 2021 will be given by IRC and ESDC. Once introduced, immigration and foreign worker applicants are eligible for the program applied by the NOC and You have to make sure it matches. For example, seeing how IRC and ESDC classify tasks currently defined as technology levels "B" It's a major area of interest. According to Statistics Canada, this group requires various levels of education and experience. It has grown disproportionately over time because it includes jobs that it does. For now, a category of TEER is not only an Express Entry Management Program, but also a "high skill" at the moment. It is not known whether it will be suitable for other federal and local programs that require NOC. But for now, NOC 2021's TEER category is Express Entry and PNP state immigration. How it will be applied to the program has not been announced yet, so a new update from the immigration office will be made later. I think we'll have to wait. 2021-11-13 Read more >
- Canada's new immigration minister, Sean Fraser! Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today's new cabinet of the Canadian government and appointed Sean Fraser as Canada's new Minister of Immigration. Sean Fraser, the new Minister of Immigration, is a 37-year-old former lawyer from Nova Scotia, who was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2015 and entered politics. Minister Fraser of Immigration majored in international and environmental law from Leiden University in the Netherlands and received a degree in law from Dalhosh University in Halifax. After completing his studies, he was elected as a lawyer in Calgary, focusing on environmental and human rights laws, and served as the Minister of Finance's parliamentary secretary and minister of "middle-class prosperity" removed from the recent cabinet reform. The Liberal Party, which includes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who won the re-election, continues to take over plans to increase immigration acceptance, which began in the late 1980s by the Canadian Conservative Party. According to the history so far, the Conservative Party raised the number of immigrants to at least 300,000 per year during the past decade when the Liberal Party took power in 2015, and then announced in October 2020 that it would accept more than 400,000 new immigrants per year. This process is a plan to accommodate immigrants to promote Canada's economic recovery after the pandemic, increasing Canada's economic growth rate and filling the insufficient labor force with new immigrants. As such, Minister Sean Fraser's future moves are expected to continue to focus on accepting additional new immigrants. In addition, Sean Fraser expects to meet this year's three priorities announced by the IRCC Canadian Immigration Department, the goal of 2021 of 401,000 new permanent residents, families, and resettlement of refugees in Afghanistan. Therefore, the Canadian Federal Ministry of Immigration predicts that it will continue to select new immigrants through Express Entry, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and family invitation immigration programs with the state government. The next big announcement of Prime Minister Trudeau's immigration policy will include the abolition of citizenship fees promised by the Liberal Party during the 2021 election, reduction of immigration application time, and reform of Express Entry to provide more immigration programs to temporary foreign workers and international students. In addition, Prime Minister Trudeau has already set a new goal of accommodating more than 400,000 immigrants every year with his 2021-2023 immigration plan, so the 2022-2024 immigration plan is expected to be similar. 2021-11-10 Read more >
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