Newfoundland launches Pathways Job Matching Program for foreign workers

Canada's popular province Newfoundland and Labrador, well-known for being friendly, have launched a new tool that helps temporary foreign workers and international students to find work more quickly and easily. This is popularly known as the Pathways Job Matching program. The employers in this province are looking to hire immigrants, temporary foreign workers, and international students through the Pathways Job Matching program. Under this program, employers will be able to fill the vacancies, and the newcomers will be able to find work more easily.

 

“By directly matching employers in need with people wanting to live and work here, we are helping to address the workforce needs of employers and support population growth,” said Gerry Byrne, the province’s minister of Immigration, Population Growth, and Skills, in making the announcement Wednesday morning at the at YellowBelly Brewery and Public House.

 

Newfoundland planning to triple immigration

Newfoundland and Labrador is planning to triple the number of immigrants to settle in the province. In pre-COVID, the number is 1,850, and now it is planning to increase it to 5,100 new permanent residents per year in 2026. Employers looking for workers can visit the Pathways Job Matching program website and submit information about job postings etc. They can submit details regarding workforce needs and can also present other details related to vacant positions. International students in Newfoundland and Labrador who are in search of opportunities can avail this by registering over the two weeks starting next Wednesday.

 

Newfoundland is hiring more immigrant workers

Newfoundland and Labrador immigration staff will then work to match this group of newcomer applicants to the labor needs of the participating employers. Future application intake periods will be issued regularly to grab attention from people looking to immigrate to Newfoundland and Labrador. As it works to up its immigration levels, the Rock is undertaking several initiatives to woo immigrants, including:

• Settlement services such as training, foreign qualification recognition, language training, and cultural supports;
• The development of a new online application system to make it easier and faster for newcomers to Canada to settle in Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Promotional and marketing campaigns focused on attracting prospective residents from other parts of Canada and around the world;
• The hiring of more immigration staff, including personnel to assist employers with immigration, and to help newcomers navigate the immigration system, and;
• The addition of English as a second language (ESL) instructors in the k-12 school system.

Employers searching for immigrants to fill labor shortages

Employers in Canada are desperately searching for employees to fill the labor market needs. Most of them are offering higher wages and more benefits to attract workers and making greater efforts to recruit immigrants as the economy re-opens and business picks back up. Restaurants in Canada examine that 80 percent of restaurateurs face trouble in hiring kitchen staff, and 67 percent are having difficulty finding servers and staff to bus tables. Construction firms are also hiring more number of staff as the requirement has been increased to 1.4 percent, only in August.

 

The Global Talent Stream (GTS) of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) will be a quick solution for employers to fill their labor shortages. These programs will also process the visa applications within two weeks. If you are looking to Study, Work, Visit, Invest, or Migrate to Canada, talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No.1 Immigration & Visa Company. If you found this blog engaging, you may also like …

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