Germany: immigration and skills shortages
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18:27 16/08/2011
Germany is experiencing a marked decline in available workers in areas such as IT and engineering; The country is now considering immigration as a solution to this problem. Germany has some of the...
Australians, Canadians and Brazilians are pro-immigration
19:49 09/08/2011
In a recent global poll, researchers found that Australia , Canada and Brazil had the highest percentage of citizens who viewed immigration in a positive light. Brazil led the polls with 47 percent...
Canada to accept record number of skilled migrants
11:42 27/07/2011
Canada is set to accept a record number of skilled migrants under Provincial Nominee Programs . Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says that his government recognizes the importance of nominee...
Canada consultation on immigration
14:35 15/07/2011
Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney will be consulting with various stakeholders on the appropriate levels of immigration to Canada. Canada currently has one of the highest per capita...
Major changes to Australian skilled migration go into effect
12:19 05/07/2011
Australia implemented major changes to its General Skilled Migration program on 1 July 2011. The pass mark for various visa subclasses is now 65 points. The age limit has also been raised from 45...
Germany to increase skilled immigration
19:27 27/06/2011
Germany is facing increased skills shortages. Germany is looking abroad for highly skilled immigrants to fill vacancies in skilled occupations. New proposals endorsed by the German cabinet will...
