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Sunday 29 July 2012

British Columbia needs more skilled immigrants

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A new government report says that the Canadian province, British Columbia, will need more skilled immigrants to fill skills shortages in the province. 

The Immigration Task Force (ITF) released their final report, confirming that British Columbia still needs more immigrants to fill skill shortages. The task force, appointed by Premier Christy Clark, was set up to review key government programs with the goal of increasing the number of skilled immigrants and investors in British Columbia.


Task force members held meetings and consultations with stakeholders across the province and came to the conclusion that if more skilled immigrants are not immediately brought into the province, businesses may have to close or relocate. This would result in fewer jobs and opportunities for people from British Columbia.

"Travelling across the province, hearing stories from a range of employers about the challenges they are facing filling jobs in all types of industries impressed upon the task force the immediate and overwhelming need to bring more skilled immigrants to B.C. through a more efficient and responsive system," said ITF Chair and Minister of State for Multiculturalism, John Yap.




The report mentioned 10 key recommendations for the province and the Canadian government. Some of the recommendations are as follows:

  • Immediately increase immigration levels for British Columbia
  • Grow and expand the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.
  • Ensure economic immigration program application processes and requirements are as straightforward and efficient as possible, and adjusting visa numbers accordingly to employer needs.
  • Capitalize on British Columbia as a destination of choice for entrepreneurs and investors.
  • Provide timely, effective information and support to newcomers and employers.

According to Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism, and Innovation, British Columbia has already begun to take immediate action to fill job vacancies through the introduction of the Northeast Pilot Project. This will also expand the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program to include more eligible occupations throughout the region.


"To sustain and create new jobs over the next decade we need more workers than British Columbia can supply. The recommendations in the ITF report point us in the right direction and give us the tools we need to achieve both our labour and economic goals. I'm proud that B.C. is taking this proactive approach to economic immigration," said Bell.

Language and employment biggest barriers for new Canadian immigrants

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A new study has shown that the biggest concern for new immigrants and refugees settling in Ontario are finding employment and making sure that they have suitable language skills. Immigrants have difficulty finding work in Canada if they do not have adequate language skills.



The study, titled "Making Ontario Home", by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) uses research carried out over a period of two years analyzing newcomers' experience with use of immigrant services in the province. 




"This study shows that investment in settlement and integration services is making a real difference in the lives of immigrants," said Debbie Douglas, executive director of OCASI. "Investing in services at the front-end as soon as immigrants arrive, will have significant long-term benefits for immigrants and their families as well as Canadian society and the economy." 



Nearly two-thirds of the 2,530 respondents said employment was their highest concern, while immigrant and refugee-serving agencies were the main access point for employment service. According to the report, skills upgrading programs helped foreign trained professionals find jobs in the region. 

"Putting the skills of newcomers to work and improving their social and economic integration is key to Ontario's economic prosperity," said Charles Sousa, Ontario's minister of Citizenship and Immigration. "Ontario is committed to supporting these important immigrant services, which this study confirms remain a priority for newcomers." 

Other highlights from the report include:

  • Of the 83 percent who had used at least one settlement support service, 54.7 percent used language training programs, 50 percent used employment and skills training services;
  • 70 percent or more who had used language training programs rated them as "satisfactory" or "very satisfactory";
  • Transportation/distance was the most common barrier to accessing services;
  • Counselling and advice was the most-used general settlement service.

Canada to expand Alberta's Temporary Foreign Worker pilot project



Canadian immigration has announced they are expanding the Temporary Foreign Worker pilot project which allows Alberta employers to hire highly skilled foreign workers in certain in-demand occupations




"Alberta is facing some of the most acute labour shortages in the country," said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. "The expansion of this pilot project will enable more employers in Alberta to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis to fill short-term skills and labour needs when Canadians or permanent residents are unavailable."

The pilot program was originally launched 1 June 2011 and allows eligible immigrants to come to Alberta to work temporarily in a specific occupation. This visa program issues them with a work permit that allows them to move freely between Alberta employers, without requiring authorization from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada/Service Canada.

Effective immediately, the following occupations are part of the Alberta Temporary Foreign Worker pilot program:

  • Steamfitter/Pipefitter
  • Welder
  • Heavy duty equipment mechanic
  • Ironworker
  • Millwright and industrial mechanic
  • Carpenter
  • Estimator

"Our consultations with Alberta employers and our own labour forecasts show there is a need to expand the pilot to include these high-demand occupations," said Alberta Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education Stephen Khan. "We appreciate the cooperation and support of our federal colleagues in working with us to help employers get the workers they need sooner."

the top 50 best philippine website by alexa rank



The top 50 websites 
in the Philippines

So here are the top 50 Philippine websites that are visited by Filipinos according to Alexa as of the date of this post.
Philippine RankGlobal Rank
1. Sulit.com.ph91,625
2. Inquirer.net193,671
3. ABS-CBNnews.com294,295
4. CebuPacificAir.com306,946
5. UnionBankPh.com4010,665
6. AyosDito.ph4312,806
7. Philstar.com497,210
8. BPIexpressonline.com5111,280
9. iGMA.tv537,045
10. PinoyExchange.com6412,061
11. PEP.ph718,354
12. SunBroadband.ph7317,880
13. TipidPC.com9215,943
14. iSTORYA.NET10216,510
15. MetroDeal.com10620,652
16. Smart.com.ph11018,651
17. Globe.com.ph11420,684
18. CashCashpinoy.com12523,392
19. AirPhilExpress.com12624,935
20. BDO.com.ph12821,922
21. MB.com.ph14115,612
22. Sunstar.com.ph14524,449
23. MyBDO.com.ph15327,333
24. TopBlogs.com.ph15427,977
25. Interaksyon.com15629,568
26. YugaTech.com16120,478
27. FemaleNetwork.com18334,389
28. Chikka.com18824,564
29. PhilippineAirlines.com19123,324
30. PhilBoxing.com19320,158
31. ClicktheCity.com19939,540
32. Spot.ph20636,691
33. PBA.ph21044,074
34. WorkAbroad.ph21427,181
35. PCSO.gov.ph24758,702
36. Magtxt.com25964,812
37. Lynxjuan.com26266,645
38. Pisobid.com27955,874
39. MunchPunch.com28663,690
40. SSS.gov.ph28972,276
41. Mynimo.com29771,925
42. HSBC.com.ph30254,150
43. DOST.gov.ph30735,764
44. ZestAir.com.ph33273,592
45. Pwedeh.com33398,028
46. Tipidcp.com34071,103
47. Starmometer.com34349,743
48. LevelupGames.ph35155,072
49. ABS-CBN.com36332,831
50. PinoyMoneyTalk.com36949,880


So what have you learned from the list? I observed that community websites have the big potentials for success. This is perhaps one of the keys to success of Sulit. Its contents are actually provided and contributed by its active users and members. It has built a community large enough to bring it to the top. Remember that this is also one of Facebook’s secrets to success, and Facebook is the no.1 website that is visited by Filipinos if we will include the global websites in the ranking. If you are planning to build a successful website, you can check them out to learn how they made it to the top. This is only our initial list for the year 2012. We will update it after six months to see how they will perform after that period. Furthermore, remember that they are only ranked according to Alexa. There are still other important factors that determine the success of a website, such as its profitability, integrity, and helpfulness to people.

The list is manually picked from Alexa’s top 500 websites in the Philippines that includes foreign websites. We hope to see more Pinoy websites in the ranking in our next update. Also, there might be other websites that we’ve missed to include in the list. If you think we have missed something, please don’t hesitate to share it to us by making a comment below.
Note: This post is published for informational use only. We are not paid to make this list and we are not affiliated with any of the website above.

Saturday 28 July 2012

Canada to pause new applications for Federal Skilled Workers and Investors

From 1 July 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will place a temporary pause on new applications under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and federal Immigrant Investor Program. The temporary pause on FSWP applications does not apply to candidates with offers of arranged employment or those applying under the PhD eligibility stream. Normally you will need to have a positive labour market opinion from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) for the arranged employment to be valid for the purposes of the Federal Skilled Worker Program.


Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney explained that the pause on new applications is part of the department's ongoing reform of the country's economic immigration system.

"We have been making lots of changes to our economic immigration system," said Kenney. "We will take the next six months to do a lot of the heavy lifting to get us closer to a fast and flexible immigration system."

Kenney said that the pause on new applications will allow CIC to make important reforms to its economic immigration programs before accepting more applications. 

"This is an important step in moving towards a faster, more flexible immigration system, while immigration levels are at a historic high," said a CIC statement.

Since the launch of Canada's Economic Action Plan 2012, Kenney has announced a series of changes to CIC's economic immigration programs including:

  • eliminating the backlog of old Federal Skilled Worker Program applications;
  • improving the selection of Federal Skilled Workers;
  • creating a new Federal Skilled Trades Program;
  • modifying the Canadian Experience Class to help transition successful skilled temporary workers to permanent residence;
  • changing business immigration programs to target more active investment in Canadian growth companies and more innovative entrepreneurs; and
  • moving towards a new application management system, to develop a pool of skilled workers who arrive in Canada ready to begin employment.
"This temporary pause on new Federal Skilled Worker applications will allow us to set the program on a new course as we intend to launch revised selection criteria soon," said Kenney. "The pause has no impact on the number of workers Canada admits into the country, as CIC continues to process applications already received. We're not reducing the number of immigrants. We're just reducing the number of immigrants going into a queue."

CIC expects to begin accepting new Federal Skilled Worker applications again in January 2013, when the proposed FSWP regulatory changes are expected to be implemented. However the pause on new federal Immigrant Investor Program applications will remain in place until further notice.

In April, Kenney announced that CIC will be consulting with provinces, territories and stakeholders on ways to reform the current Immigrant Investor Program in order to maximize the economic benefit to Canada. The Department is also consulting on whether to create a new investor program on a short-term basis, to promote growth in the Canadian economy.

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