Attracting & Retaining Foreign Workers Through the BC Provincial Nominee Program

Attracting & Retaining Foreign
Workers Through the BC
Provincial Nominee Program
HR Tech Group
October 9, 2014
Agenda
Section 1: By the Numbers
 PNP• Office
& Services
BC Breakdown
 Background
• National Context
 Immigration
Trends
• Temporary
vs. Permanent
Section
2: Federal
Roles
 PNP
Planning
Context
• Federal TFW
Program & Allocations
 Nominations
– Results
Federal Government Process
 Skills• Immigration
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 Questions?
Section 3: Provincial Role
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PNP Team (55 staff)
 Executive Director
 4 Directors
 6 Managers
 27 Program Advisors (19 SI / 8 BI)
 5 Administrative Officers (Policy, QA, Intake,
Marketing)
 2 Information Officers
 1 Data Management Technician
 9 Program Assistants
PNP Services
 Review applications for nomination
 Provide program information in-person and via
phone / email.
 Orient job seekers to the BC labour market.
 Conduct targeted outreach to PNP clients.
 Support employer / industry led international
recruitment.
 Provide market intelligence.
 Facilitate contact with public employment network in
priority markets.
Background
1: Byimmigration
the Numbers
 PNP isSection
an economic
program administered jointly by the
Ministry of•Jobs,
Tourism & Skills Training and Citizenship & Immigration
BC Breakdown
Canada (CIC).
• National Context
 Operates under the 2010 Canada – B.C. Immigration Agreement.
• to
Temporary
vs. Permanent
 Allows B.C.
select (nominate)
immigrants for permanent residence
based on the province’s labour market and economic development needs,
Section
2: Federal
Roles
priorities,
and selection
criteria.
• final
Federal
TFW Program
 CIC retains
admissibility
authority of nominees and their eligible family
members, and issues visas.
• Federal Government Process
 CIC sets annual nominations targets for individual provinces/territories and
mnn of provincial nominees admitted annually to Canada as
the overall• number
permanent residents. BC allocated 4,150 for 2014.
Section 3: Provincial Role
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Immigration to BC
Immigrants to BC: 2003 to 2012
50,000
44,770
45,000
44,188
43,993
42,084
41,439
38,961
40,000
37,026
35,229
34,787
35,000
36,176
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
4,709
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2003
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
BC Permanent Residents Total
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2012
4,900
4,305
2010
2011
5,932
2012
Provincial Nominees
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Top 10 Source Countries To BC
Immigrants to BC by Source Countries: Total 36,176
Other
26%
China
23%
Taiwan
2%
Japan
2%
India
15%
Mexico
2%
Iran
3%
UK
4%
USA
5%
South Korea
6%
Philippines
14%
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2012
Planning
Context
Background
BCPNP
PNP
Planning
Context
3,756*
3,531*
3,525*
2010
2011
PNP Nominations Approved 2005-2012
2,694
2,331
1,837
1,147
544
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2012
* BC secured additional nominations in 2010, 2011, & 2012
through reallocation of unused nominations from other
provinces & the Federal Skilled Worker Backlog project in 2012.
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BC PNP Planning Context
Nomination Allocations by Province 2013
Province
Allocation
% of Total
Allocation
Factors in planning BC’s
nomination targets
Alberta
5,500
25%
Provincial labour supplydemand outlook
Manitoba
5,000
22%
Historical program use/demand
Saskatchewan
4,450
20%
Operational capacity of PNP
British Columbia
3,800
17%
Ontario
1,300
6%
National nomination &
immigration levels
Other
2,265
10%
Total
22,315
100%
Citizenship & Immigration Canada
28/08/2013
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Results: Skills and Business Nominations
Nominations
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
Business
1,500
Skills
1,000
500
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Program
Streams
Provincial
Nominee
Program
Skills
Immigration
- Attract and retain workers
- Retain international students in BC
-Transfer expertise, skills and knowledge
Business
Immigration
- Target investment-ready entrepreneurs
- Create jobs in BC
- Promote regional economic development
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Categories at a Glance
Business Immigration Stream
Skills Immigration Stream
Attract entrepreneurs making at-risk investments
contributing to economic development
Attract & retain talent to help meet labour market needs
Regional
Entrepreneur
Invest $200k
Create 1 job
Job offer required
Job offer not required
Skilled Workers
International
Post-Graduates
Outside Metro Van/Abbotsford
Health Care Professionals
Entrepreneur
International Graduates
Invest $400k
Create 3 jobs
Strategic Projects
(corporate investment for
branch/subsidiary)
Invest $500k
Create 3 jobs per nominee
Entry Level or Semi-Skilled
Northeast Pilot Project
Categoriesfor
forSkills
Workers
Categories
Immigration
- Skilled Worker
- HealthCare Professional
- Entry Level or Semi-skilled
- North East Pilot Project
- International Graduate
- International Post-Graduate
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National
Classification
(NOC)
NationalOccupation
Occupation
Classification
• Established by HRSDC / Service Canada
• National Occupation Classification (NOC) of all occupations:
using 4-digit NOC Code
• Skilled Occupations:
– NOC ‘O’ = Management positions
– NOC ‘A’ = Occupations requiring a Degree or Diploma
– NOC ‘B’ = Occupations requiring Technical Training
• Entry-level Semi-skilled Occupations:
– NOC ‘C’ = Occupations considered Semi-Skilled
– NOC ‘D’ = Occupations considered Entry-level
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Skilled Worker
EMPLOYER
SKILLED WORKER
- Min. 2 years related
- Good financial standing
- Established for 1 year
- Min. 3 full-time equivalent
staff (5 in Metro Vancouver)
- Efforts to recruit locally
- Full-time indeterminate offer
- Market rate wages
experience
- Requisite education for job
- BC Certification (if required)
- Legally able to work in BC
- Establish economically
* Health Care Professional contact
Health Match BC
www.healthmatchbc.org
Joint Application
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International Graduate
INTERNATIONAL
GRADUATE
EMPLOYER
- Good financial standing
- Established for 1 year
- Min. 3 full-time equivalent
staff (5 in Metro Vancouver)
- Efforts to recruit locally
- Full-time indeterminate offer
- Market rate wages
- NOC C & D acceptable with a
“progression plan”
-Degree /Diploma/Certificate
in an eligible program in
Canada
- Completed at an eligible
institution in Canada
- 8 months full-time study
- Intent to reside in BC
- Establish economically
- NOC C & D applications will
require valid English
language test scores
Joint Application
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International Post-Graduate
EMPLOYER
- No job offer required
INTERNATIONAL
POST- GRADUATE
- Completed requirements for
a Master’s or PhD at an
eligible BC institution
- Eligible studies limited to
Natural and Applied
Sciences
- Intent to reside in BC
- Establish economically
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Income Threshold – Ability to
Establish Economically
Size of Family Unit
Income Threshold by Area of Residence
Metropolitan Vancouver
Rest of BC
1
$21,282
$17,738
2
$26,496
$22,081
3
$32,574
$27,146
4
$39,548
$32,960
5
$44,855
$37,382
6
$50,588
$42,161
7 or more
$56,323
$46,940
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Skills Nominations by Occupation (2013)
Occupational Group
Service supervisors & specialized service
Construction & industrial trades
Service support and other service
Professional & technical - natural/applied sci
Management
Professional & technical - business & finance
Professional & technical - health
Transport & heavy equipment operation
Service representatives & other services
Retail sales supervisors & specialized sales
Top 10 (% of total)
2013
16%
10%
10%
10%
9%
5%
4%
3%
3%
2%
71%
Application Process
PNP Application
Assessment
• One-time processing fee $550
• 8-9 month processing
Nomination
• Work Permit Support Letter (LMIAexempt)
• Nomination Certificate
Post
Nomination
• Submit application for PR to CIC
• Average 12-14 months processing
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Express Entry
• In Jan 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will
launch a new electronic system called Express Entry to
manage applications for permanent residence.
• BC PNP is working closely with our colleagues at CIC to
define BC PNP’s Express Entry stream and application
process.
• Visit CIC’s website for more information:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/express/expressentry.asp
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Current State of the PNP
Challenges
Opportunities
• Federal program changes and
impact on PNP
• Increase in intake resulting in
lengthier processing times
• Uncertainty of Express Entry
impact
• Decreasing TFW pool and
impact on PNP intake
• Provincial government’s fiscal
constraints
• Identify gaps and develop new
streams to address labour
market needs
• Intake Management Strategy
to align with labour market
priorities
• Alignment of resources to
areas of priority
• Program evaluation resulting
in program
realignment/development
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Thank You
BC Provincial Nominee Program
Economic Immigration Programs
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Skills Training
Province of British Columbia
Tel:
Fax:
E-Mail:
+1 (604) 775-2227
+1 (604) 660-4092
PNPInfo@gov.bc.ca
BC PNP www.welcomebc.ca/PNP
CIC
www.cic.gc.ca
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