Sometime in March 2024, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced that the Federal Government plans to reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada. Miller said that the programs that welcome temporary residents must reflect the needs and changing demands of the labour market. Starting this fall, for the first time, IRCC will expand the Immigration Levels Plan, to include both temporary resident arrivals and permanent resident arrivals. This will help strengthen the alignment between immigration planning, community capacity and labour market need and to support predictable population growth.
In May 2024, Miller met with his provincial and territorial counterparts- as well as other ministers to agree on the move to reduce the number of temporary residents in the country. They discussed how to get the right balance on different priorities between temporary and permanent residents as well as supports for newcomers while addressing regional economic needs and community capacity to accommodate population growth.
The increase in the number of temporary residents in Canada has contributed to the housing crisis and strained resources. Thus, the federal government set a goal to reduce the share of temporary residents of the overall population from the current 6.1 percent to five per cent over the three-year period.
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ALBERTA ADVANTAGE IMMIGRATION PROGRAM CHANGES IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION
Three days ago, I was surprised with the sudden change in the intake of application under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program or AAIP. We were getting ready in assisting our clients in their application; however, we were surprised to see the change on its website on August 7, 2024.
As per the Update on its website:
Effective Aug 7, 2024, AAIP will not proceed with the remaining monthly application acceptance dates for 2024. Alberta will be switching to the Expression of Interest or EOI system to select candidates based on their ranking in the pool and based on provincial labour market needs and priorities.
This will be effective September 30, 2024; however, no additional details have been provided except that the new system will be based on the province labor market needs and priorities. We need to wait for the launch of the new system to learn about the full eligibility requirements.
To those who are planning to submit their application under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, please wait for the launch of the new system and learn about the full eligibility requirements.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Alberta Advantage Immigration Program
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