Skilled Workers In Canada

Migrants are people who move from one place to another; mostly for work. However, before migrants can enter the country to work, they will need to be classified whether they are high-skilled or low- skilled. In this essay, I will argue that the classification between the Canadian policies toward differently skilled worker’ are quite distinct. The difference between high-skilled and low-skilled policies includes spousal restriction and permanent residency. While high-skilled workers tend to receive multiple incentives to settle, those perceived as low-skilled are restricted from benefits and are often unable to re-unite with their families. Two of the factors that can explain these differences includes the labour market and the different programs …show more content…
These two different programs establish the different treatments of labourers. The National Occupational Classification is a system where it determines whether the migrant is high-skilled or low-skilled. This system evaluates the migrants’ skill levels from 0, and A-D. The Federal Skilled Workers program aims for those who are high skilled such as business owners and professional workers. This is an express entry for high-skilled migrants because, in order to be eligible to be in this program, 67 points are required. This is calculated from the applicant’s educational level, age, language skills, work experience, adaptability and job offer. The language category will question the applicant if they are able to speak, listen, read and write both English and French. In order to acquire maximum points for the education category, the applicant must have a Canadian diploma or certificate or an equal credential approved by the CIC. As the applicant is younger, the higher the points can be received. In addition, the applicant with more work experience is more favourable. Adaptability looks at several criteria’s such as spousal requirements and whether the applicant has a relative in Canada. Lastly, this system views whether the applicant was offered with a job arrangement or not but it is not mandatory. Furthermore, …show more content…
The two factors that separate both migrant groups and treated differently is the labour market and the different programs offered. However, one group is favoured over the other as shown through the attractive policies given to the high-skilled workers. In this essay, I argued that the labour market of migrants is a determinant of the differences in policies. In which will be demonstrated through the explanation of supply and demand and brain drain. In addition, I also argued that the two different programs offered specified how each group is treated as high-skilled are in a different program compared to the