Australian Immigration News - March 2011

New campaign of Australia to attract skilled migrants

Friday, 11 February 2011

In order to attract skilled migrants to Canberra, a new campaign named "Live in Canberra" will be launched by The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government between 9 February and 28 February 2011.

Accordingly, an ACT delegation will travel to Amsterdam, London, Cape Town, Durban, Dublin and Johannesburg. Together with the ACT Government's Skilled and Business Migration Program, the delegation will work to boost opportunities in Canberra and the city's lifestyle

Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister for the ACT stated that the campaign will "incorporate one immigration expo and 15 targeted skilled and business migration seminars"

"One-on-one meetings are scheduled in each city with skilled workers considering a move to Canberra and with locally based migration agents wishing to promote Canberra's opportunities to their clients," he said.

"The team will speak to people with skills that are in demand in Canberra's local industries including health, building and construction, finance, administration, management, engineering and Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

The ACT's economy currently ranks first in Australia and unemployment is close to record lows. According to Stanhope, Canberra must "continue to attract a steady flow of skilled workers to ensure our economy maintains its momentum."

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CANADIAN IMMIGRATION NEWS

Canadian visa applications for Yukon to be self-managed

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

A new agreement that gives the province of Yukon the role of self-managing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program within the Territory has been signed by The Governments of Canada and Yukon.

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According to the agreement, Yukon will be permitted to manage applications for the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Visa program within the province.

Yukon will be more responsible for helping foreign workers come to Canada via Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Yukon's Government can recommend overseas workers to immigrate to Canada without requiring a Service Canada assessment to determine if there are Canadians or permanent residents available to fill the vacant positions.

In an announcement on Feb 24, Patrick Rouble, Yukon Minister of Education and Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources expressed that the new agreement will offer more opportunities for Yukon to attract foreign labour.

“This agreement provides one more tool for Yukon’s labour market stakeholders to address Yukon’s labour market opportunities, both now and into the future,” said Minister Rouble.

“Our first priority is to work with underrepresented groups in Yukon to meet labour force demands and turn to temporary foreign workers when the need arises” he added.

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