Under the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot, Canada will open a new refugee route
According to IRCC Minister Sean Fraser, a new immigration route would be introduced in order to connect Canadian businesses with talented refugees and displaced persons.
The route will be open as part of the federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP). The minister made the claim today in Toronto while giving a speech (the video link is available below).
According to the IRCC website, the new route under the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) is expected to start this summer.
Employers can use the EMPP to help them identify qualified refugees and other displaced people. It connects these individuals with Canadian businesses that are in need of labour to fill crucial jobs.
Employers will have more opportunities to fill in-demand positions like nurse assistants, personal support workers, long-term care assistants, software engineers, web designers, mechanical and electrical engineers and technicians, teachers, tourism and hospitality workers, and truck and delivery service drivers thanks to the new pathway that will be introduced this summer.
Canada plans to expand the EMPP over the next years and welcome 2,000 qualified migrants and displaced persons to help with labour shortages.
This year, the Canadian agency for immigration, refugees, and citizenship (IRCC) hopes to accept 465,000 new permanent residents.
This goal is expected to increase to 485,000 immigrants in 2024 and 500,000 immigrants in 2025 under the Immigration Levels Strategy 2023–2025.
Canada received little over 437,000 immigrants in the previous year.
Canada's population increased by over one million people for the first time in history last year thanks to record levels of immigration and record admissions of international students and workers.
The ambitious immigration goals of Canada are primarily intended to overcome the severe labour shortages that exist there.
More than 100 different economic class immigration options are available in Canada.
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which enables provinces and territories to pick candidates who fulfil their local economic needs, is the most popular economic class pathway.
The Fast Entry system is the main federal route. Recently, there has been a lot of activity along both pathways. Throughout the past week, the most recent PNP results were released by four provinces.
Over the past two weeks, IRCC has hosted two significant Express Entry lotteries, inviting a total of 14,000 applicants to submit applications for permanent residence.
