Alberta’s nominee program has been criticized for its lack of transparency while choosing temporary foreign workers who would be allowed to stay in Canada permanently. The province had used a confidential list of 34 occupations last year to determine which workers will stay on. According to Clarizze Truscott of the Temporary Foreign Workers Support Coalition,
Operational Bulletin 520-A – September 03, 2013 Biometric Information Collection from Temporary Residence (TR) Applicants Outside Canada Summary This Operational Bulletin (OB) provides operational information to the officers belonging to: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and, The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) It informs them about the process for collecting biometric information from applicants for: