Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, explains, “The applicants affected are the type who applied just before 27 February 2008 and are believed to number around 280,000. They will be encouraged to re-apply under new programs that concentrate on work skills - a similar path to the Australians that will replace their points system with SkillSelect from 1 July 2012. The 20,000 applicants that have already passed the choices criteria stage continue to have their applications processed. Of course this is a major blow for the 280,000 people who have been held in limbo for 4 or 5 years or more as a refund will set them back to square one, however the replacement skills-based system promises to be quicker and more efficient.”
The phased-out Federal Skilled Worker Program is set to be substituted with a Federal Job Bank where skilled migrant applications goes into an online selection pool. Employers and provincial governments will then have the capacity to dip into the pool and select the best-fit personnel to fast-track through the application process to get them working within a few months instead of years. This will give Canada the ability to concentrate on the skills and abilities that the country needs today. Legislation will be required to establish the new Federal Job Bank system and may take up to two years to implement.
Canada has a growing requirement for skilled workers, particularly in Western Canada’s booming resources sector. Canadian Business this month revealed the 50 best-paying highest-demand career choices today. They surveyed hundreds of occupations tracked by Statistics Canada and placed Petroleum Engineer as being the number one job to get, or indeed keep. This is both the fastest-growing occupation in Canada, with employment increasing by 85% between 2006 and 2011, as well as the second-highest in pay. Oil is Canada’s largest driver of employment and economic activity and the Canadian Business list also ranks other oil-related jobs highly for example chemical and civil engineers and environmental and occupational safety inspectors. Construction is an additional sector crying out for skilled workers.
For removals enquiries to Canada, or indeed any of our other key markets including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, contact Anglo Pacific on 020 8838 8081, email [email protected] or visit www.anglopacific.co.uk.
About Anglo Pacific - As the UK’s biggest independent international removals company, Anglo Pacific takes care of about 20,000 baggage shipments and overseas removals every year. A recognized market leader for Australia, Nz, the USA, Canada and South Africa, Anglo Pacific has been established for more than 30 years and has an unrivalled track record of friendly, professional and reliable container shipping services. In addition, as a fully bonded member of the British Association of Removers, clients’ belongings could not be in safer hands.