Canada has really low standards for immigrants.
https://www.cicnews.com/2018/01/no-job-offer-no-problem-new-express-entry-report-confirms-0110038.html
90% of immigrants to Canada do not have jobs when immigrants. Currently Canada is serving as a backup to those who weren't able to meet the bar to immigrate to the US. This is disgraceful and hurts our country. Although an immigrant is vetted for formal showings of merit they aren't vetted to confirm that their skills are needed by any employer in Canada. As a result Canada is constantly flooded with immigrants who often end up lowering the bar for labour in the country. Often they aren't even working jobs in-line with the skillset they used to qualify for express entry. You have doctors driving taxi cabs and delivering pizzas because they can't get jobs as doctors. Even if an immigrant gets a job after entering the country there is no guarantee the following is true:
1) there is no guarantee a Canadian wasn't qualified to do that job
2) there is no guarantee this job is a bar raising job for Canadian wages
3) there is no guarantee this job is in the skillset the immigrant was admitted for
What the data says:
The average recent immigrant in Canada imposes a fiscal burden of $5,300 annually
https://financialpost.com/opinion/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-benefits-and-heavy-costs-of-immigration-to-canada
Only 63.5% of new immigrants to Canada are employed in 5 years..
Data source: Labour market outcomes of immigrants aged 25 to 54, by period of landing, Canada — 2010-2011
There is no reason that shouldn't be 100% and the country has full power to make it so. Canada needs to raise the bar on immigrants and demand an LMIA for any Express Entry application to be approved. This guarantees that an employer has an immediate need for the immigrant and they are raising the bar for labour in the country as no Canadian is available to do the job. Awarding CRS points for a job is not enough it must be a minimum bar. Discuss why this is good or bad for Canada.
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No job offer? No problem, new Express Entry report confirms | Canada Immigration News
Setting the record straight on the benefits, and heavy costs, of immigration to Canada
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-points-based-immigration-system-policy-statement/the-uks-points-based-immigration-system-policy-statement
Canada is settling for mediocrity.
Well it just came out this year and immigration to UK has been going on for decades, so clearly immigration strategies are a work in progress for any country. Cut Canadian immigration system some slack. Especially since it is working for Canada, albeit not to the extent of your satisfaction.
> “Canada is settling for mediocrity.”
Question is what are *you* going to do about it? Since clearly it bothers you enough.
Unlike in the US, when you say "immigrant" in Canada you're referring to someone who already obtained permanent residency because the Canadian system is easier.
Last time I checked, a PR holder has the right to live and work anywhere in Canada. Only a few types of government jobs require citizenship.
Since Canadian PR holders are not enslaved to a visa the way H1Bs are in the USA, how would they lower wages for "real" Canadians? After all, if one employer doesn't pay enough, they can jump ship for another since they won't be deported just for losing employment. They can even become citizens in just 3 years and then move to yet another country without jeopardizing status (a lot of tech people do this, hopping to the US when they are eligible for TN visas).
Canada is not a back door. Not sure why you feel so poorly about your own country.
The current system benefits abusers and makes Canada a backdoor or backup outpost for America. Neither of which is good for Canada.
In no universe is it too much to ask HIGH SKILLED ECONOMIC MIGRANTS to get a fucking job before coming.
1) there is no guarantee a Canadian wasn't qualified to do that job
2) there is no guarantee this job is a bar raising job for Canadian wages
3) there is no guarantee this job is in the skillset the immigrant was admitted for
Even the RAISE Act isn’t as strict as Express Entry.
Canada requires candidates be qualified in a certain NOC, speak English or French, pass a medical, show proof of funds to enter, get qualifications verified.
If Canada raises the bar the would be immigrants will just go to Europe, Australia, the US or New Zealand. We are competing for immigrants.