The Canada immigration department said the new categories will build on plans to bring in global talent in high-demand sectors like health care, construction, and transportation.
The new occupations now eligible for permanent residence under the Express Entry program include nurse aides, dental assistants, and pharmacy technical assistants as the country’s health-care system is in crisis with staffing shortages, long emergency room wait times and surgical backlogs.
The list also includes elementary and secondary school teacher assistants, truck drivers, bus drivers, subway operators, aircraft assemblers and estheticians, among others.
The announcement comes as Canada has raised its immigration targets, with the goal of welcoming 1.45 million new immigrants over the next three years.
Out of these, 848,595 people will come under different economic streams for skilled workers to help industries struggling with acute labour shortages, according to the government.
In an effort to fill labour gaps, Ottawa has temporarily lifted a cap of 20 working hours per week for international students in Canada.
Immigrants make up nearly a quarter of all people in Canada, according to the latest 2021 census data.
Immigration accounts for 90 per cent of Canada’s labour force growth and approximately 75 per cent of population growth, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Source: IRCC
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