Thread by @ChukwuOsazuwa

Important thread for those seeking job opportunities in Canada.

The latest labour market figures showed a total of 815,800 job openings in June, 2021. This is the highest rate of job openings since Statistics Canada began collecting data since last year.

RBC reported that the labour shortage would continue to worsen in coming months.

Remember last year, there was a new policy that allowed visitors who arrived in Canada before August 24, 2020 with valid temporary resident status to apply for an employer-specific work permit.

IRCC has since then expanded the eligibility criteria to include all visitors, regardless of when they arrived in Canada until February 28, 2022.

This is in a bid to help employers in Canada meet the increasing labour shortage and increase Canada's workforce.

To be eligible for an employer-specific work permit, those with visitor status must:

•be in Canada with valid temporary resident status as a visitor, which includes maintained status, at the time of they submit the work permit application.

•have submitted an employer-specific work permit application;
•remain in Canada with a valid status;
•submit the application no later than February 28, 2022.

NB: Note that the borders are now open to all vaccinated int'l travelers.

This is also a good time to start intensive job hunting irrespective of your current location as many employers might be willing to hire you even if you are currently residing outside Canada so they can fill up the employment gaps.

Modified from CIC NEWS