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  • New women’s shelter opens in Vancouver amid cold weather

    New women’s shelter opens in Vancouver amid cold weather

    Canada Global (Web News) A one-night shelter has opened on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for women facing homelessness for the winter.

    The Union Gospel Mission (UGM) says the shelter will help vulnerable women and aid workers as the weather gets colder and demand for shelters increases.

    Nicole Mucci with UGM reported that more than 1,000 women are experiencing homelessness at night in Metro Vancouver.

    “As temperatures continue to drop, it’s really important to make sure that there are just a few places for homeless women in our community to come in and get some rest from the cold,” Mucci said.

    Located in the Downtown Eastside, the multi-purpose room converts into an emergency shelter. Amenities women receive include fresh pillows and sheets, hygiene items, shower access, laundry services, and a container to store belongings.

    Mucci says the space is made possible by funding from BC Housing. “We know that women who are experiencing homelessness and addiction are at really high risk for gender-based violence.”

    This shelter is available on a first-come, first-served basis and currently has capacity for 20 people.

  • Protests Near Schools Banned In British Columbia

    Protests Near Schools Banned In British Columbia

    Canada Global(Web News)The government of British Columbia has implemented laws banning protests near schools in the province.
    The government says that there has been a steady increase in protests near schools, which has led to a ban on protesting within 20 meters of schools under the new security act so as not to disrupt the school’s academic activities. According to the newly enacted law, no protest can be held within 20 meters of schools from 7 am to 6 pm and those who do so will be issued a ticket under the law and subject to various conditions. An arrest has also been made.

  • Four Provinces Issue Invitations In The Latest Provincial Immigration Results

    Four Provinces Issue Invitations In The Latest Provincial Immigration Results

    Canada Global(Web News)Ontario, British Columbia (BC) and Manitoba issued nominations through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) this week, while Quebec also issued invitations through its provincial immigration program.

    Across Canada, 11 of the country’s 13 provincial and territorial governments – excluding Quebec and Nunavut, where PNPs do not operate – use their PNPs to find immigration candidates they want to add to their region’s labor force and Demographic needs feel best.

    When an Expression of Interest (EOI) is issued by a province or territory, immigration candidates who are interested in moving to the territory that issued them an EOI can proceed in one of two ways: Candidates

    direct can apply to the PNP program.
    Candidate can be selected by Provincial Government through Express Entry Application Pool.
    PNP nominated candidates can also strengthen their candidacy for economic immigration through Express Entry as provincial nominees automatically receive an additional 600 Composite Ranking System (CRS) points on their Express Entry application.
    This week, British Columbia conducted four targeted draws for skilled workers and international graduates through the BC PNP.
    Specifically in the February 6 draw, BC issued the following number of invitations to the candidates of these professions.
    46 invitations were issued to childcare workers (60)
    26 invitations were issued to builders (75)
    39 invitations were issued to health care workers (60)
    animal caretakers Fewer than five invitations were issued to those (60)
    In addition to the targeted draw this week, the BC PNP also issued a total of 102 invitations in the general draw on February 6.

    Skilled Worker
    Skilled Worker – EEBC Option
    International Graduate International
    Graduate – EEBC Option
    Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
    For all but “Entry Level and Semi-Skilled” candidates, a minimum score of 122 is required. In the case of Skilled BC PNP candidates, a minimum score of 97 was required in the February 6 draw.

    Ontario

    Also on February 6, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 2,086 Notices of Interest (NOIs) to eligible candidates for Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Preference Series. The lottery targeted candidates in healthcare professions.

    All candidates who received an NOI in Ontario’s February 6 draw had a CRS score between 379 and 430.

    Then, on February 8, OINP held three more draws, one under the Human Capital Priorities Stream and two under the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream. The draw results are as follows:

    Human Capital Priority Draw: 2,118 invitations issued to candidates in tech occupations with scores of 471 and 480
    Employer job offers – 1,182 invitations to candidates with scores of 78 and above International Student have been released. It was general, meaning no occupation was targeted.

    Employer Job Offers – International Student Lottery: 1,252 invitations were issued to candidates with scores of 73 and above on the Targeted Lottery for Health and Technical Occupations.

    In addition to this week’s PNP results, it’s also worth noting that the Ontario government has announced that it is suspending the receipt of applications for “[OINP’s] Entrepreneur Stream. Effective December 4, 2023, But it was officially announced this week.

    In an announcement on February 5, Ontario clarified that this means “no new expressions of interest or applications are being accepted” and the province encouraged anyone with questions to contact business.immigration@ontario.ca Directing.

    Quebec

    This week, Quebec released the results of a January 24 draw that invited two separate groups of candidates based on different eligibility criteria. In total, the province invited 1,007 people to apply for the permanent election.

    Quebec does not operate the PNP and the province has a unique arrangement with the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that allows it to retain control over provincial economic immigration policies and procedures.

     

     

  • British Columbia’s Population Will Reach 7.9 Million By 2046, Reports

    British Columbia’s Population Will Reach 7.9 Million By 2046, Reports

    Canada Global(Web News) Urduworld Canada (Web News) British Columbia’s population is predicted to reach 7.9 million by 2046, according to new data released by the provincial government on Tuesday.

    Statistics BC expects a 44 per cent increase over the next 23 years from the current population of 5.5 million.
    A Statistics BC report found that population growth is due to higher federal immigration targets.

    Statistics BC predicts the majority of growth in the coming decades will be concentrated in the Lower Mainland/Southwest region of the province.
    The region’s population is projected to more than double to 4.9 million by 2046. Between 2016 and 2021, 78 percent of new immigrants to BC settled in Metro Vancouver.

    The report found that BC’s population grew by 3 per cent between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023 – the highest annual growth rate since 1974.
    BC sees an influx of approximately 150,800 immigrants to the province in 2022, of which approximately 52,000 are permanent immigrants.
    The report also found that BC’s population was older on average than other populations and the province had a lower fertility rate.
    According to the agency, the number of births in BC has been lower than the number of deaths since 2021, the first time the natural population change in the province has been in the negative while the birth rate has been stable since 2000, according to Statistics BC, population age. The annual death toll is increasing.

     

  • Khalistan referendum will be held in Canada today, rally against India

    Khalistan referendum will be held in Canada today, rally against India

    Canada Global(Web News)The Khalistan referendum will be held in Canada today, before which a rally was held against India.

    The rally participants marched for two kilometers and demanded that the killers of Hardeep Singh Nagar be brought to justice.

    Sikh men and women participated in the Azad Khalistan rally. They were carrying the flags of Khalistan and Canada.

    In the rally, the Sikhs raised slogans of Khalistan, Punjab Banega Khalistan.

    The protestors praised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his bold stance in condemning Indian state terrorism on Canadian soil.

    It should be noted that several thousand Sikhs are expected to participate in the referendum. Three months ago, 135,000 Sikhs voted in Gurunanak Sikh Gurdwara in British Columbia.

  •  38 people died due to heavy snow storm in Canada and America 

     38 people died due to heavy snow storm in Canada and America 

    Canada Global (Web News) Officials say at least 34 people have died in various incidents in the US, with Buffalo, New York being the worst affected by the blizzard.

    According to officials, four people were killed in the city of Merritt in the western province of British Columbia, Canada, where a passenger bus overturned due to slipping on a snowy road.

    In America, the executive of Erie County Cars, Mark Polon, told the news agency that the bodies of about seven people were found in the cars due to the severe snow storm and extreme temperature.

    The blizzard also claimed lives in Vermont, Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas and Colorado.

    Apart from this, the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan also received heavy snowfall.

    According to the U.S. Weather Service, visibility is zero in Buffalo, New York.

    New York Governor Cathy Hoechl, who hails from the city of Buffalo, said the blizzard will be remembered as the worst storm in the history of the city of Buffalo.

    Montana, the western state of America, is experiencing extreme cold at the moment and the temperature has dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius, while the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec have also been severely affected by the snow storm.

    About 25 million people have been affected by this storm. At least 1.7 million people are forced to live without electricity in an area of ​​about 3,200 km from the eastern province of Quebec to the southern state of Texas.

    However, officials say that the blizzard has wreaked havoc for the past few days and the areas where power was suspended are being gradually restored. More than 1 million people in the US and Canada were forced to spend Christmas Day without electricity.

    However, officials say that the blizzard has wreaked havoc for the past few days and the areas where power was suspended are being gradually restored. More than 1 million people in the US and Canada were forced to spend Christmas Day without electricity.

    Thousands of flights were canceled due to severe snow storm in North America, millions of people could not reach their loved ones even on Christmas Eve.

    Experts warn that frostbite, i.e. the skin and tissues of the body can freeze, in which the nose and hands and feet are mostly affected.