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Ontario is raising the minimum wage for early childhood educators

  Ontario is raising the minimum wage for early childhood educators Ontario is increasing salaries for early childhood educators to alleviate labor shortages. Ontario is raising the minimum wage for early childhood educators (ECE) to $23.86 per hour in 2023, up from the initially planned $20 to address staff shortages.  This was part of the childcare workforce strategy released by Education Minister Stephen Lecce in November. This increase is expected to position Ontario's starting wages for ECEs among Canada's highest from being one of the lowest. The province aims to create 86,000 new spaces by 2026 under the national childcare system, despite warnings of a potential shortage of 8,500 ECEs by then. An agreement Ontario signed with the federal government to participate in the $10-a-day program included a wage floor of $18 per hour in 2022, with annual increases of $1 to $25. Education Minister Stephen Lecce's new plan calls for raising the floor to $23.86 per hour the foll

Ottawa held the largest healthcare-targeted Express Entry draw of 2023

  Ottawa held the largest healthcare-targeted Express Entry draw of 2023 On October 26, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new occupation-specific Express Entry draw and issued 3,600 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates working in healthcare occupations.  In round #271, the cut-off score was 431 points, 32 points fewer than in the previous healthcare-targeted Express Entry draw.  The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 24, 2023, at 19:47:51 UTC.  As of October 23, 2023, there were 214,873 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool.  As a candidate, you can work with an immigration specialist. Fill out the form to Get an assessment from an experienced and licensed immigration consultant. This year, Canada issued 95,221 ITAs in 35 Express Entry draws. Eligible Occupations For Healthcare-targeted Express Entry Draw  The following list has the 35 occupations that are eligible for invitations to the Express Entry round of the 2023 category-based r