Citizenship And Immigration Canada: Labour Shortages

Canada Dept: "We are facing huge and growing labour shortages in Canada, particularly here in the West and in Alberta," Kenney said at a construction site in Calgary Tuesday, according to CBC. The current federal skilled worker program assesses applicants on a 100-point grid, with a pass mark of 67. The grid takes into account the candidate's official language ability, education, work experience, age, whether they have a job offer in Canada and their overall adaptability, according to a news release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and skilled tradespeople who want to immigrate to Canada will be getting a separate, streamlined program later this year, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says. "To be honest, our immigration programs haven't been effective in addressing a lot of those shortages. Our immigration programs have become rigid and slow and passive." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.