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Canada Post says it will hire 4,200 more temporary workers throughout the country in preparation for the approaching Christmas holidays.

Purolator Inc., another transportation firm, announced it would hire 2,400 seasonal workers for the Christmas season.

Over the holiday season, Purolator expects its employees to handle a record amount of parcels, a nearly 10% increase over last year.

Nova Scotia held two lottery events, inviting 330 Express Entry applicants with specialized job experience and a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of at least 5 in English.

The larger draw included 286 individuals. This group had a job offer from Nova Scotia and at least one year of work experience in a specialized sector.

In addition, the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) welcomed 44 carpenters with at least two years of professional experience.

Candidates from both categories who have been invited to apply for the Provincial Nominee Program have until November 6 to do so (PNP).

Before Covid-19 hit, Canada had the fastest increasing population of any G-7 country, and immigration accounted for nearly all of that expansion. However, due to border restrictions and a decrease in services, immigration plummeted by half last year.

To compensate for the losses, Canada expanded immigration during the next three years. In 2021, Canada hopes to approve 401,000 new permanent citizens, including 90,000 previously ineligible temporary residents.

🇨🇦 Immigration is a joint obligation between the federal government and the provinces and territories, according to the Constitution Act of 1867. This was because, prior to 1867, Canada's founding provinces had experience recruiting immigrants from Europe, and immigration was considered as critical to the provinces' economic progress and security.