• sbv
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    1 year ago

    That could be a factor, but if a lot of them work in construction that should actually be helpful in the long term.

    It looks like very few new Canadians work in construction:

    New immigrants currently constitute only 2.0% of construction workers in the country, and thus more efforts need to be made to facilitate their smooth transition into the Canadian infrastructural market.

    I suspect that we’d need a concerted effort to adjust our visa and immigration programs to increase those numbers. AFAIU, the points system rewards white collar credentials. Trades-oriented credentials seem to require Canadian experience in the temporary foreign workers program.

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      1 year ago

      Huh. Yeah that’s a problem, at the very least going forwards.

      AFAIU, the points system rewards white collar credentials.

      Yes, I don’t understand it all because it’s really complicated, but executive experience gets you more points that anything else, which is ridiculous given the roles that are made available to new Canadians.