The federal government has announced that it will implement a strategy to control immigration to Canada.
The immigration system will be modernized through the use of competency-based approaches.
Large increases in the number of immigrants entering this country, many of whom will come to Alberta either as permanent residents or as temporary workers and international students, have exacerbated pressures on health and education systems and made Canada's lack of infrastructure, including affordable housing, more apparent than ever before.
The government's plan to regulate immigration to Canada in the future
There is also greater visibility of the cracks that exist inside the immigration system itself. It is imperative that answers be found as soon as possible because the problems have become increasingly serious. In light of this, the federal government has just released its most recent plan, which is titled An Immigration System for Canada's Future: Strengthening Our Communities. The ultimate objective of this plan is to improve the system's ability to achieve the goals that it has set forth.
Regulatory actions made by the government regarding immigration to Canada
In order to better fulfill the requirements of the economy and to guarantee that Canada will continue to be competitive in the global race for talent, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) intends to implement adjustments that will improve the matching of new refugees with available jobs. Its plan includes Canada's first-ever tech talent strategy, which would let some people with training in technology enter the nation without a job offer. Additionally, it would feature a digital nomad visa, which would enable tech talent to work remotely from Canada and even remain in the country if they were to obtain a job offer.
Government decisions to regulate immigration to Canada
In addition, the strategy suggests the implementation of new category-based selection draws for express entry workers who are able to assist in the construction of housing or work in the health care industry.
In addition, the IRCC acknowledges that the mechanism for the recognition of foreign credentials requires a complete reform. The existing system, which examines the educational content of credentials from other countries and compares them to the certifications that are similar in Canada, is not only time-consuming and expensive, but it also discriminates against certain individuals. Additionally, it has played a role in the population of immigrants who have made the decision to leave Canada. In comparison to the past decades, this number is significantly higher; the current generation of newcomers has the goal of achieving economic success for themselves and their families. It is necessary to make these adjustments at both the federal and provincial levels. The first reading of a measure that would form a committee to advise on improvements to the recognition of foreign credentials was achieved on November 6 in the province of Alberta.
There will be a chief international talent officer as part of the new federal plan. This individual will be responsible for better coordinating the new selection processes and groups that will go overseas to meet with potential candidates. They will need to adopt a new strategy, one that is capable of matching the skills and levels of expertise required by occupations with those of the individuals who are considering immigrating to the country.
It is possible to evaluate the competencies of potential immigrants in relation to the competencies required for the positions for which they will be hired. Following this, opportunities that are specifically aimed at filling any specific capability gaps will be made available in the event that Canada is serious about attracting and maintaining the talent it requires. This strategy will ensure that immigrants and the employers who recruit them are successful in their endeavors. The compilation of competency profiles that are required by particular jobs and the evaluation of an individual immigrant's competencies can even be performed before the immigrant's arrival, thanks to the technology that is already available.
Employers and professions need to have a better understanding of the competencies required by current jobs as well as those that will be produced in the future in order to accomplish a more accurate matching of immigrants with employment. This is because stakeholders in the labor market today do not have a complete understanding of the competencies that are required by jobs. It is a common practice for employers to rely on obsolete profession codes and job descriptions, degrees and diplomas, and years of experience as substitutes for specific skills. According to the findings of the research, these proxies are not very good at describing the requirements necessary to perform the tasks that they hire for. The most recent report published by the Canada West Foundation, titled "Matching People with Jobs and Jobs with People," provides an explanation of how a competency-based system will function. This system will take into account not only prospective immigrants but also all participants in the labor market. This includes previous immigrants, many of whom are underemployed or unemployed, as well as individuals who were born in Canada and have received an education.
The strategy that the government intends to implement in the future to control immigration to Canada
In the event that the Ministry of Immigration decides to hire a Chief International Talent Officer and dispatch missions overseas to recruit individuals, it is imperative that we provide them with contemporary tools and refrain from perpetuating outdated inefficiencies. The implementation of these competency-based system tools and other measures that have been described to simplify and make application processes more efficient would go a long way toward positioning Canada and Alberta as desirable destinations for individuals from around the world who are interested in making their home.
