[Update as per 26-Apr-2014 CIC news release: Effective 01-May-2014, "Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses" (3012) and "Licensed practical nurses" (3233) are now eligible for the FSWP.]
I have IENs (internationally educated nurses) asking me about migrating to Canada. Just FYI, with effect from today 4th May 2013, the new Federal Skilled Workers Programme (FSWP) takes effect. If you take a look at the occupations listed, Canada has enough nurses.
I have IENs (internationally educated nurses) asking me about migrating to Canada. Just FYI, with effect from today 4th May 2013, the new Federal Skilled Workers Programme (FSWP) takes effect. If you take a look at the occupations listed, Canada has enough nurses.
Here are 24 skills wanted according to the CIC (Canadian Immigration and Citizenship) website above.
- 0211 Engineering managers
- 1112 Financial and investment analysts
- 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
- 2131 Civil engineers
- 2132 Mechanical engineers
- 2134 Chemical engineers
- 2143 Mining engineers
- 2145 Petroleum engineers
- 2144 Geological engineers
- 2146 Aerospace engineers
- 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers)
- 2154 Land surveyors
- 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
- 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- 3142 Physiotherapists
- 3143 Occupational Therapists
- 3211 Medical laboratory technologists
- 3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants
- 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
- 3216 Medical Sonographers
- 3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
I will probably comment more on the Canadian immigration policy in future. Have to focus on my "real life" for now.
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[The following article is extracted from Yahoo! Finance Canada dated 06-May-2013. Note: A full-time job is one that requires 30 or more hours of work per regular work week.]
Temporary work in Canada on the rise
By Jennifer Kwan, 06-May-2013
There is a steep rise in the proportion of temporary work in Canada, especially in the areas of nursing, information systems analysts and consultants and financial services clerks.
That's according to recent data by job search site CareerBuilder.ca, which focuses on the top 10 fastest-growing temporary jobs in Canada based on percentage growth.
Licensed practical nurses topped the list and is an occupation that has ballooned by 60 per cent, representing some 296 jobs, since 2010. Information systems analysts and consultants ranked second, with a 44 per cent increase, while bank and insurance clerks was third on the list with a 43 per cent increase.
Still, employers appear split on their hiring intentions. Half of nearly 300 employers surveyed say they plan to hire temporary or contract workers sometime in 2013, Ross Levadi, director of staffing and recruiting at the job site, said in a statement.
But at the same time, Levadi said nearly two in five employers also say they plan to transition their temporary workers into full-time roles at some point this year.
Other jobs on CareerBuilder's list include: landscaping and grounds maintenance workers, purchasing and inventory clerks, records management and filing clerks, payroll clerks and light duty cleaners. Registered nurses and computer network technicians also made the list of fastest-rising temp jobs.
Temporary work appears to be here to stay, growing at a faster rate than permanent work, according to a Globe and Mail report on Monday. It cited most of the growth in temporary work over the past decade and a half has been among young people and mostly in education, culture and the accommodation and food services sector.
Statistics Canada data showed the number of temporary workers in Canada hit a record two million last year, amounting to 13.6 per cent of the broader work force. Since the recession, temporary work has risen at more than triple the pace of permanent employment, the report noted.
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[Addendum 08-Aug-2014]
On 26-Apr-2014, CIC issued a news release for FSWP and FSTP list of wanted skills and quotas that took effect on 01-May-2014. Nurses have returned to the list of wanted skills.
- Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors (3011)
- Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (3012)
- Licensed practical nurses (3233)
To put a long story short, rules change. Thus, I recommend those keen on migrating to Canada to do their own research, check the CIC website for news releases regularly (especially around April yearly where they release their fine-tuned list of wanted skills), and be prepared to apply ASAP once the quota is available.
[The following article is extracted from Yahoo! Finance Canada dated 06-May-2013. Note: A full-time job is one that requires 30 or more hours of work per regular work week.]
Temporary work in Canada on the rise
By Jennifer Kwan, 06-May-2013
There is a steep rise in the proportion of temporary work in Canada, especially in the areas of nursing, information systems analysts and consultants and financial services clerks.
That's according to recent data by job search site CareerBuilder.ca, which focuses on the top 10 fastest-growing temporary jobs in Canada based on percentage growth.
Licensed practical nurses topped the list and is an occupation that has ballooned by 60 per cent, representing some 296 jobs, since 2010. Information systems analysts and consultants ranked second, with a 44 per cent increase, while bank and insurance clerks was third on the list with a 43 per cent increase.
Still, employers appear split on their hiring intentions. Half of nearly 300 employers surveyed say they plan to hire temporary or contract workers sometime in 2013, Ross Levadi, director of staffing and recruiting at the job site, said in a statement.
But at the same time, Levadi said nearly two in five employers also say they plan to transition their temporary workers into full-time roles at some point this year.
Other jobs on CareerBuilder's list include: landscaping and grounds maintenance workers, purchasing and inventory clerks, records management and filing clerks, payroll clerks and light duty cleaners. Registered nurses and computer network technicians also made the list of fastest-rising temp jobs.
Temporary work appears to be here to stay, growing at a faster rate than permanent work, according to a Globe and Mail report on Monday. It cited most of the growth in temporary work over the past decade and a half has been among young people and mostly in education, culture and the accommodation and food services sector.
Statistics Canada data showed the number of temporary workers in Canada hit a record two million last year, amounting to 13.6 per cent of the broader work force. Since the recession, temporary work has risen at more than triple the pace of permanent employment, the report noted.
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[The following article is extracted from Yahoo! Finance Canada dated 03-May-2013. Note: A full-time job is one that requires 30 or more hours of work per regular work week.]
By CBCnews.ca, Fri, 3 May, 2013 3:13 PM EDT
Despite Canada’s bleak employment numbers in recent years, there has been an increase in jobs such as nursing, banking and landscaping — as long as you’re a temporary worker.
Job search site CareerBuilder.com released a list Friday of the top 10 fastest-growing temporary jobs in Canada based on percentage growth.
Topping the list are licensed practical nurses, an occupation that has grown by 60 per cent — or 296 jobs — since 2010.
Information systems analysts and consultants come in second, with a 44 per cent increase — or 541 jobs added.
Financial clerks, including bank tellers and insurance clerks, are third, with 163 new jobs added, a 43 per cent increase.
Rounding out the top 10 are: landscaping and grounds maintenance workers, purchasing and inventory clerks, records management and filing clerks, payroll clerks, light duty cleaner, registered nurses and computer network technicians.
"There is a myth that temporary positions are just that, temporary, but nearly two in five employers say they plan to transition their temporary workers into fulltime roles sometime this year,” said Ross Levadi, director of staffing and recruiting at CareerBuilder.com.
Unemployment rates across Canada
Precarious employment, which includes contract, part-time, self-employment or temporary work, is becoming more common, according to a report by the Law Commission of Ontario.
"Over the past several decades there has been a significant increase in part-time, temporary and casual forms of work. This type of work lacks security and provides workers with limited benefits," the December 2012 report reads.
Canada’s economy shed 54,500 jobs in March, the worst month for Canadian employment since before the last recession, in February 2009.
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