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Australian employers missing out on migrants
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A new report by English language and settlement services provider AMESfinds that employers are missing out on a valuable segment of theAustralian workforce: skilled migrants.The report, Words to Work, follows a recent announcement thatWestern Australia has declared the city of Perth as a regionalemployment zone, allowing it to nominate skilled migrants for jobsthat do not normally qualify under Australia's skilled immigrationschemes.The study finds that skilled migrants represent an underused segmentof the labour pool, but are a motivated and committed workforce.
Canada welcomes new citizens in ceremonies across the country
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On 29 July, 2011, Canada swore in 1,140 new citizens from 104 countries in ceremonies across the Country."For new Canadians, the day they take the oath of citizenship and join our dominion as full citizens is a special day," said Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney."During these citizenship ceremonies, we are reminded of the value of our citizenship. We celebrate our many freedoms and rights, as well as our history, symbols, events, people, institutions and values that define us as Canadians and give us our identity," he added.
Tier 1 Exceptional Talent scheme to open 9 August 2011
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Tier 1 Exceptional Talent scheme to open 9 August 2011

Starting 9 August 2011, exceptionally talented leaders in the fields of science, humanities, engineering, and arts will be able to immigrate tothe UK under a new Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) immigration category.

US Senators push for skilled immigration reform
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The Senate Judiciary Committee's immigration subcommittee is attempting to push through legislation that would expand the H-1B visa system and grant green card work permits to foreign students who graduate from US universities with a science, maths, or technology degree.

Canada to accept record number of skilled migrants
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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 programs to help provinces and territories obtain the skilled migrants they need to fill labor shortages.

"That is why we plan to admit about 40,000 immigrants in the provincial nominee category in 2011, five times more than the 8,000 welcomed in 2005," he said during a speech at the Vancouver Board of Trade."

British MPs slam UK student visa policy
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A parliamentary committee has taken the UK Government to task over its recent tightening of student immigration rules, saying that the new restrictions could cost the UK economy £3.6 billion over the next four years.

UK universities depend heavily on fees from non-EU students who pay up to three times as much as students from Britain and the EU.