Because of its excellent education system, Canada attracts young students from all over the world to study. Compared with other developed countries in education, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan, Canada has a great competitive advantage, that is, Canada has International students have a very good chance of being granted permanent residence after graduation.
If we say that ten years ago, the ratio of those who studied abroad purely for the purpose of studying and those who studied abroad for the purpose of immigration was basically 80%. Now, ten years later, the author thinks that those who study abroad for the purpose of studying first and then immigrating account for about 70%. Moreover, in the trend of younger students studying abroad, there are also countless senior students with higher education backgrounds who are seeking to change their careers and ultimately achieve immigration purposes. This trend has come after the Canadian government launched the immigration fast-track policy. Significantly faster.
Canada is a country of immigrants. For the healthy development of the country's economy, as well as because of the aging trend of the population and the lack of natural population growth rate, Canada must absorb a certain number of immigrants every year, neither too fast nor too slow. The Immigration Express Entry policy greatly favors international talents with Canadian work experience, Canadian educational experience, and highly technical abilities. These people, in order of importance, are considered to have sufficient understanding of Canada and are willing to stay. On the land of Canada, it can contribute more to Canada’s economic development.
However, due to the relative scarcity of job opportunities in Canada and the difficulty in obtaining local experience in Canada, applicants have to go through a curve to save the country, that is, by studying abroad first, taking advantage of the work permit opportunity for two years after graduation, and then obtaining Canadian job opportunities, exchanging time for space. . Moreover, this trend corresponds to the trend of younger students studying abroad in China in recent years, which has led to a rapid growth in the number of overseas students.
The latest study permit statistics released by the Canadian Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship show that the number of study permits issued by Canada increased from 204,045 in 2009 to 494,525 in 2017, with a basic annual growth rate of 10%. In the past three years, Affected by the fast-track immigration policy, the annual growth rate reached an astonishing 15%. The number of study abroad permit holders below post-secondary school (i.e. high school and below) has reached a historical high of 70,000. Taking into account the current capacity of Canada’s immigration fast track to absorb 100,000 people per year, this means that in the foreseeable future, after these young international students enter university and complete their studies, they will face an important hurdle when they want to change their immigration status. There are nearly 400,000 to 500,000 peers competing, not to mention the aforementioned professionals with higher education backgrounds and many years of work experience. They are also using studying abroad as a means to successfully change their identities. These people will continue to Get up and compete for 100,000 places.
The Canadian study abroad group has brought considerable economic benefits and a huge talent reserve to Canada. Canada has no reason to reject this group. Therefore, the Canadian government has not set any restrictions on the issuance of study permits for post-secondary students and below, and this This situation is not expected to change in the short term. If this situation continues, this talent pool will be like a barrier lake with wide entry and strict exit. After all, only a few lucky ones can safely land and obtain status. The end result that most people will face is that their work permit expires after graduation and they are unable to If the status is resolved, you cannot continue to stay in Canada, which means that the time, money and energy previously invested will be wasted. Can't this be called a humanitarian disaster? Many professionals, including the author, expect that Canada’s future study and immigration trends will move closer to the United States, and that Canada may turn to drawing lots to compete for luck in the future.
But having said that, although any macro-environment has a great impact on an individual's micro-environment, it is definitely not a decisive influence. After all, Canada is open to absorbing 100,000 new immigrants every year through fast-track entry. This trend will not change significantly. Canadian officials recently announced an ambitious plan to absorb one million new immigrants in the next three years. Despite the high level of barrier lakes, Canada's welcome and ease of immigration are at the best time in history.
Immigration is a dynamic process. Just like if you want to change jobs, job vacancies in new units will only be prepared for you within a certain time window. A successful job change depends on many factors, and the applicant can fully control it. Not many. Improving one's competitiveness and preparing oneself are things that have always been done. Immigration policies may change very quickly, but it is decisive whether they can complete the key leap in the appropriate time window. In a word, no opportunity will stay somewhere and wait for you. Fleeting opportunities will only be given to those who are prepared. Those who have ideas but no actions can only watch the opportunities passing by without being able to seize them. .
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