Canada is now allowing foreign workers in 16 new occupations to apply for permanent residence, a move the government says aims to address “acute labour shortages across the country.”
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser announced on Nov. 16 that the government will now allow permanent residents to hold 16 new occupations that were not previously eligible, such as nurse aides, hospital attendants, and public school teachers’ assistants.
The new occupations will now be available to foreign workers applying for permanent residency under the Express Entry system.
Other new jobs available to permanent residents included in the announcement were transport truck drivers, sheriffs and bailiffs, and by-law enforcement officers….