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So then is this news article wrong?

https://www.firstpost.com/world/australia-wont-welcome-international-tourists-till-2022-priority-given-to-students-and-migrants-10026411.html

The prime minister himself is saying that they plan to prioritise the return of students and skilled immigrants. Also, I can see that Australia has conducted draws in 2021 so the program is still open:

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds

It's only going to ramp up next year. I would suggest everyone to look towards Australia. It is the hottest immigration destination. Forget about Canada. We are barely a third world country.
We're just as interested in moving to Canada as we've always been regardless of what you suggest and pretty much anything IRCC tosses up.

At worst, you're trying to discourage people from moving, hard to do when all you have is words to dissuade folks who have put in time and effort and resources.

At best, you're playing devil's advocate and trying to use some kind of reverse psychology to make us stop blasting IRCC and the immigration by thinking of Canada in a nationalist manner, also hard to do when everyone here has been objectively disappointed by them.

We're people, individuals who have our own thoughts and emotions and we can hate the process and still want to come to the country.

Best thing to do is contribute to the discussion or just watch for updates.
 

Alysson

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I wonder is it the same for the rest of the world? Here in the Philippines, you're allowed to go to work and do grad school at the same time, and yes even if you go for a Ph.D., most graduate school coursework is actually scheduled in the weekends because they know people work in the weekdays. As long as you'll meet the requirements of the degree (coursework and thesis) you can graduate, no biases. The only drawback of course, is that if you work and do grad school at the same time then you won't get the stipend, but you do get salary, and gain work experience simultaneously. Me personally I worked while doing my grad school, so after 2-years, I had an MS degree + 2 years work experience, which of course sounded better in your resume since some industries only look at work experience.
Lol, I wish it was like that here in Brazil. I had to give up a masters because I couldn't stop working. Here in Brazil, the public universities work deliberately to prevent you from working. You don't get much options for class hours and they are like, 1 from 9-11 another from 15-17. Unless you work night shift, they make it impossible to work any other time of day. And the stipend is crappy 1500 a month which now the president cut all funding that was left, so now you just get free tuition.
 

Windsor37

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Lol, I wish it was like that here in Brazil. I had to give up a masters because I couldn't stop working. Here in Brazil, the public universities work deliberately to prevent you from working. You don't get much options for class hours and they are like, 1 from 9-11 another from 15-17. Unless you work night shift, they make it impossible to work any other time of day. And the stipend is crappy 1500 a month which now the president cut all funding that was left, so now you just get free tuition.
Really? That's saddening, I've always thought that you could do work and grad school at the same time, and I was actually surprised when I looked at US/Canadian universities and most of them limits your work opportunities if you enrol at a graduate program.

In contrast, a lot people here actually suggest that it would be much better for you to work simultaneously if you want to go grad school, so that your work can give you ideas on what to write in your thesis. And it's sort of true, most of my classmates in grad school actually have work while studying, and if you look at their thesis, it's pretty obvious that their work influenced their topic.

Looking back I think I would have never done my MS, if there was a strict "study only or work only" policy. Though I admit I Ieft my position in the last few months to focus on my research work, but a few months unemployed is better than being unemployed during the entire duration of the program.
 

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Canadian immigration is making major changes to the NOC in 2022
IRCC and ESDC will implement the changes in fall 2022.

Canada has introduced NOC 2021 and the immigration system will incorporate the changes in 2022.

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a major part of Canada’s immigration system. Skilled worker candidates and temporary foreign workers need to demonstrate their work experience corresponds with NOC requirements of the program they are applying to. For instance, Express Entry is the main way to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker, and candidates need to demonstrate their work experience falls under NOC skill level 0, A, or B as one of the eligibility factors under Express Entry.

The NOC is Canada’s national reference for occupations. It categorizes employment activities in Canada to help understand the nature of the Canadian labour market, run government programs, promote skills development, conduct research, and help Canada manage its immigration and foreign worker programs

Every ten years, the federal government conducts a major revision of the NOC. Changes to the NOC reflect changes to the Canadian economy and labour market.

In September, Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) unveiled NOC 2021.

NOC 2021 is the final outcome of a major process that involved extensive research, analysis, and assessment of the Canadian economy.

Currently, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), ESDC, and Canada’s provinces and territories use NOC 2016 to operate immigration and foreign worker programs. In an email to CIC News, IRCC explained that both it and ESDC will not implement NOC 2021 until the fall of 2022.

The reason for this is the federal government wants to give stakeholders, including immigration applicants, more time to learn about how NOC 2021 may affect them.

Summary of changes
ESDC summarizes the changes to NOC 2021 as follows:
  • The NOC’s current four-category “skill level” structure has been overhauled and replaced by a new six-category system that outlines the level of Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) to enter each occupation. Up until now, the NOC has featured 4 skill levels. NOC A represents jobs that tend to require university degrees, NOC B represents jobs that are in the skilled trades or require a college diploma, NOC C represents jobs that require intermediate skills or job-specific training, and NOC D are labour jobs that require on the job training.
  • NOC 2021 will use a five-tier hierarchical system to classify occupations. Occupations will now have a five-digit codification system instead of the current four-digit system.
NOC 2021 no longer uses the four skill type categories (i.e., NOC A, B, C, D), and now has a TEER system with six categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

TEER 0
  • Management occupations.
TEER 1
  • Completion of a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate); or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 2 (when applicable).
TEER 2
  • Completion of a post-secondary education program of two to three years at community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP; or
  • Completion of an apprenticeship training program of two to five years; or
  • Occupations with supervisory or significant safety (police officers and firefighters) responsibilities; or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 3 (when applicable).
TEER 3
  • Completion of a post-secondary education program of less than two years at community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP; or
  • Apprenticeship training of less than 2 years; or
  • More than six months of on-the-job training, training courses or specific work experience with some secondary school education; or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 4 (when applicable).
TEER 4
  • Completion of secondary school; or
  • Several weeks of on-the-job training with some secondary school education; or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 5 (when applicable).
TEER 5
  • Short work demonstration and no formal educational requirements.

How will immigrants and foreign workers be impacted?
For many immigration and foreign worker candidates, NOC 2021 will have little to no impact on them. This is because despite changes to the NOC, their work experience will continue to meet the eligibility criteria for their desired immigration or foreign worker program. On the other hand, the changes will help some applicants while hurt others. Some may now find themselves eligible for additional programs since their work experience has been reclassified. Others may find themselves no longer eligible for the same reason.

It remains unclear at this point how applicants will be affected. Stakeholders will need to continue to wait for IRCC and ESDC to provide further information.

This Statistics Canada tool allows individuals to see how their current NOC corresponds with NOC 2021. The table below provides an indication of how the four NOC skill levels have been redistributed across the six new TEER groups.

NOC 2016 V1.3 Distribution of Unit Groups by Skill LevelNOC 2021 V1.0 Distribution of Unit Groups by TEER
TEER Category 09%
Skill Level A28%TEER Category 119%
Skill Level B42%TEER Category 231%
Skill Level C24%TEER Category 313%
Skill Level D6%TEER Category 418%
TEER Category 59%

Statistics Canada explains there are two major reasons why the skill type model is being replaced by the TEER system. First, the TEER system aims to provide more clarity on the level of education and work experience required to work in an occupation. Second, Statistics Canada believes the skill type model creates artificial categorizations between low- and high-skilled jobs. Implementing TEER will hopefully give stakeholders a better sense of the amount of skills required for each occupation.




 
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Canadian immigration is making major changes to the NOC in 2022
IRCC and ESDC will implement the changes in fall 2022.

Canada has introduced NOC 2021 and the immigration system will incorporate the changes in 2022.

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a major part of Canada’s immigration system. Skilled worker candidates and temporary foreign workers need to demonstrate their work experience corresponds with NOC requirements of the program they are applying to. For instance, Express Entry is the main way to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker, and candidates need to demonstrate their work experience falls under NOC skill level 0, A, or B as one of the eligibility factors under Express Entry.

The NOC is Canada’s national reference for occupations. It categorizes employment activities in Canada to help understand the nature of the Canadian labour market, run government programs, promote skills development, conduct research, and help Canada manage its immigration and foreign worker programs

Every ten years, the federal government conducts a major revision of the NOC. Changes to the NOC reflect changes to the Canadian economy and labour market.

In September, Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) unveiled NOC 2021.

NOC 2021 is the final outcome of a major process that involved extensive research, analysis, and assessment of the Canadian economy.

Currently, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), ESDC, and Canada’s provinces and territories use NOC 2016 to operate immigration and foreign worker programs. In an email to CIC News, IRCC explained that both it and ESDC will not implement NOC 2021 until the fall of 2022.

The reason for this is the federal government wants to give stakeholders, including immigration applicants, more time to learn about how NOC 2021 may affect them.

Summary of changes
ESDC summarizes the changes to NOC 2021 as follows:
  • The NOC’s current four-category “skill level” structure has been overhauled and replaced by a new six-category system that outlines the level of Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) to enter each occupation. Up until now, the NOC has featured 4 skill levels. NOC A represents jobs that tend to require university degrees, NOC B represents jobs that are in the skilled trades or require a college diploma, NOC C represents jobs that require intermediate skills or job-specific training, and NOC D are labour jobs that require on the job training.
  • NOC 2021 will use a five-tier hierarchical system to classify occupations. Occupations will now have a five-digit codification system instead of the current four-digit system.
NOC 2021 no longer uses the four skill type categories (i.e., NOC A, B, C, D), and now has a TEER system with six categories: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

TEER 0
  • Management occupations.
TEER 1
  • Completion of a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate); or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 2 (when applicable).
TEER 2
  • Completion of a post-secondary education program of two to three years at community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP; or
  • Completion of an apprenticeship training program of two to five years; or
  • Occupations with supervisory or significant safety (police officers and firefighters) responsibilities; or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 3 (when applicable).
TEER 3
  • Completion of a post-secondary education program of less than two years at community college, institute of technology or CÉGEP; or
  • Apprenticeship training of less than 2 years; or
  • More than six months of on-the-job training, training courses or specific work experience with some secondary school education; or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 4 (when applicable).
TEER 4
  • Completion of secondary school; or
  • Several weeks of on-the-job training with some secondary school education; or
  • Several years of experience in a specific occupation from TEER category 5 (when applicable).
TEER 5
  • Short work demonstration and no formal educational requirements.

How will immigrants and foreign workers be impacted?
For many immigration and foreign worker candidates, NOC 2021 will have little to no impact on them. This is because despite changes to the NOC, their work experience will continue to meet the eligibility criteria for their desired immigration or foreign worker program. On the other hand, the changes will help some applicants while hurt others. Some may now find themselves eligible for additional programs since their work experience has been reclassified. Others may find themselves no longer eligible for the same reason.

It remains unclear at this point how applicants will be affected. Stakeholders will need to continue to wait for IRCC and ESDC to provide further information.

This Statistics Canada tool allows individuals to see how their current NOC corresponds with NOC 2021. The table below provides an indication of how the four NOC skill levels have been redistributed across the six new TEER groups.

NOC 2016 V1.3 Distribution of Unit Groups by Skill LevelNOC 2021 V1.0 Distribution of Unit Groups by TEER
TEER Category 09%
Skill Level A28%TEER Category 119%
Skill Level B42%TEER Category 231%
Skill Level C24%TEER Category 313%
Skill Level D6%TEER Category 418%
TEER Category 59%

Statistics Canada explains there are two major reasons why the skill type model is being replaced by the TEER system. First, the TEER system aims to provide more clarity on the level of education and work experience required to work in an occupation. Second, Statistics Canada believes the skill type model creates artificial categorizations between low- and high-skilled jobs. Implementing TEER will hopefully give stakeholders a better sense of the amount of skills required for each occupation.

Looks like they will be re-evaluating the pending files again and then fitting them in the new NOC. Hence the delay.