POL 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Human Capital, Angel Investor
6 May 2018
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POL129 Lecture notes 4
4. Immigrant Selection: Permanent Residents
*medical examinations, criminal convictions and national security
1) Economic class immigrants: skilled workers
Human capital: evolution of selection from potential to succeed to those who have offers of
employment
Attempt to address the disconnect between approval (scoring 67/100) or higher and success in
the labour market.
*Decline since 1970 in earnings of immigrants in relation to the earnings of Canadian born.
Shift from awarding % of poits fo peaaged eploet to Epess Et:
combination of points (600) for human capital and priority of selection of applicants with job
offers (600)
1967 to 2008: adjustment of the point system: increase in emphasis on education, language
skills and work experience.
2008 to 2014: analysis of labour market needs to identify jobs available. Applicants must score
/ plus e ualified fo oe of the eligile oupatios liese to patie?.
2014 fifty professional occupants, cap of 25,000, sub-caps (limit of 1000) on any one
occupation.
Ninety skilled trade occupations (e.g. electrician, carpenter, chefs, butcher, bakers etc. Cap
of 5000 applications, sub-cap of 100 for each.
Greater emphasis on language proficiency (maximum of 28 points-CLB 7)
Immigrants encouraged to complete an assessment of their credentials before applying.
Difficulty of identifying labour market needs (constantly changing) and then establishing
ategoies of i-dead oupatios ad athig appliats ith aailale jos.
2015 Express Entry Program
New point system: maximum of 1200 points including 600 for pre-arranged employment.
Federal Skilled Worker Program
Federal Skilled Tarde Program
Canadian Experience Class
Provincial Nomination Program
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Pol129 lecture notes 4: immigrant selection: permanent residents. *medical examinations, criminal convictions and national security: economic class immigrants: skilled workers. Human capital: evolution of selection from potential to succeed to those who have offers of employment. Attempt to address the disconnect between approval (scoring 67/100) or higher and success in the labour market. *decline since 1970 in earnings of immigrants in relation to the earnings of canadian born. Shift from awarding (cid:1005)(cid:1004)% of poi(cid:374)ts fo(cid:396) p(cid:396)ea(cid:396)(cid:396)a(cid:374)ged e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t to (cid:862)e(cid:454)p(cid:396)ess e(cid:374)t(cid:396)(cid:455):(cid:863) combination of points (600) for human capital and priority of selection of applicants with job offers (600) 1967 to 2008: adjustment of the point system: increase in emphasis on education, language skills and work experience. 2008 to 2014: analysis of labour market needs to identify jobs available. Applicants must score (cid:1010)(cid:1011)/(cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1004) plus (cid:271)e (cid:395)ualified fo(cid:396) o(cid:374)e of the (cid:862)eligi(cid:271)le o(cid:272)(cid:272)upatio(cid:374)s(cid:863) (cid:894)li(cid:272)e(cid:374)se to p(cid:396)a(cid:272)ti(cid:272)e? (cid:895). 2014 fifty professional occupants, cap of 25,000, sub-caps (limit of 1000) on any one occupation.
