January 25, 2023
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture have reached an agreement for the Provincial Government to invest $2 million over three years to drive workforce development and support…
January 24, 2023
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, and the Honourable Derrick Bragg, Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, will bring greetings at the welcome reception for the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture Industry Symposium and…
December 5, 2022
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, will welcome the fourth Government of Newfoundland and Labrador coordinated and sponsored airlift of Ukrainians tomorrow evening (Tuesday, December 6). The flight will travel directly from Warsaw, Poland to…
November 24, 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador made history in 2022 by exhausting the yearly permanent residency spaces issued by the Federal Government, resulting in a record year for immigration achieved nearly two months prior to year’s end. This is the…
November 24, 2022
The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, will deliver an update on provincial immigration performance for 2022 and expectations for 2023 today (November 24). The availability will take place in the Media Centre, East Block,…
October 24, 2022
The Provincial Government congratulates Newfoundland and Labrador apprentices for achieving the third highest 2021 Red Seal pass rate in Canada, nine per cent above the national average. A passing grade for Red Seal exams is a mark of 70 per…
October 19, 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is today introducing the proposed Fair Registration Practices Act to help reduce or eliminate barriers related to qualification recognition for international and Canadian-educated professionals. The Act is intended to ensure that registration practices for…
October 18, 2022
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills: Speaker, every year, this government assists more than 2,300 women to acquire the skills training they need…
October 12, 2022
The following statement was read in the House of Assembly today by the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills: Speaker, last evening Newfoundland and Labrador airlifted 177 Ukrainian people fleeing the ravages of Russia’s criminal invasion…
October 3, 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador joins with the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador to recognize October as Islamic History Month. Islamic History Month recognizes the expanding role that Muslim communities play in Newfoundland and Labrador. Muslim Newfoundlanders and…
