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The International Experience Canada Program, which offers Canada work permits for younger adults, will complete its final round of invitations for the year this Friday in all remaining pools. “To be considered for the 2021 season, you must submit your profile before 9 a.m. EST on Nov. 12, 2021,” said a tweet from the program’s
Canada has extended for a second time a COVID-19-related policy that allows visitors to get work permits without having to leave the country. An announcement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Tuesday said the temporary public policy would be extended until February 28, 2022. The policy was first implemented on August 24, 2020,
Ottawa is upping the level of protection it affords to temporary foreign workers after staffers with a government tip line received hundreds of reports of abuse earlier this year. “The Government of Canada takes the safety and dignity of foreign workers very seriously,” said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in a statement. “Everyone deserves a work
The bottom line for any employer with a responsibility to his or her stockholders has to be the bottom line – and immigrants can boost that and make the company run more smoothly in a myriad of ways. Venture capitalist and Communitech CEO Chris Albinson knows this and has described Canada’s growing openness to immigrants
Canada has extended a COVID-19-related policy that allows visitors to get work permits without having to leave the country. An announcement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Tuesday said the temporary public policy would be extended until August 31, 2021. At the same time, IRCC also tweaked the criteria of the policy to
Economic growth and a renewed need for temporary foreign workers is being seen all over Canada as companies gear back up to almost-normal business practices and the COVID-19 pandemic slowly winds down with the arrival of vaccines. There are two main programs through which employers can have access to this pool of international talent and
Canada immigration authorities are moving to abolish the special Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) processing reserved for candidates in the owner/operator category. As of April 1, 2021, owner/operator candidates will be assessment on the same basis as other TFWP applicants. Currently, candidates in the category are exempt from the advertising and recruitment requirements for obtaining
Canadians overwhelmingly want temporary foreign workers who live here to also be able to stay here as permanent residents and get workplace benefits, a Nanos Research poll reveals. The national survey was conducted for Senators Ratna Omidvar and Rob Black in November and the results were released in mid-December. It shows that more than eight
Les visiteurs, les titulaires de permis d’études et de travail au Canada touchés par la pandémie du COVID-19 ont eu plus de temps pour rétablir leur statut. Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) a annoncé une prolongation d’une politique publique temporaire annoncée pour la première fois en juillet 2020. Il a initialement expiré le 31
Canada has extended the open work permit pilot for spouses and common law partners until the policy can be made permanent. The July 30 announcement comes as Ottawa waits for regulatory changes to come into force. The pilot applies to spouses and common-law partners applying for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law partner in
