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              Majority of Canadians Support Allowing Temporary Workers to Stay in Canada and Get Benefits

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              Colin R. Singer
              Thursday, 07 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Canadian Work permit
              Majority of Canadians Support Allowing Temporary Workers to Stay in Canada and Get Benefits
              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
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              Coronavirus: Priority Canada Work Permits For These Agriculture Occupations

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              Colin R. Singer
              Tuesday, 07 April 2020 / Published in Agri-Food Immigration, Canada Immigration News Articles, Canadian Work permit
              Coronavirus: Ontario Immigration Issues Extensive Advice For Candidates and Employers
              2020-04-07 – Canada is prioritizing Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) in important occupations in agriculture and agri-food to help farms and other businesses during the coronavirus crisis. The federal government is aiming to sure up Canada’s food security by helping farmers being in the labour they need to plant and harvest crops. Employment and Social
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              Quebec Employers Allowed to Change Work Permit Candidate on Positive LMIA

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              Colin R. Singer
              Monday, 27 July 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Provincial News Articles, Quebec-news
              Quebec Employers Allowed to Change Work Permit Candidate on Positive LMIA
              Quebec employers can now change the candidate on a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) without having to reapply. Effective July 24, 2020, employers hiring through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) can replace the candidate where the original candidate failed to obtain a Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) or work permit. Employers are also entitled
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              Canada Sees Rise In Transition From Temporary To Permanent Residence

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              Colin R. Singer
              Tuesday, 10 March 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Permanent Resident
              Cut Canada Immigration Application Processing Times, Urges Labour Mobility Think-Tank
              2020-03-10 – Canada saw a 50 percent rise in the number of candidates transitioning from temporary to permanent residence between 2016 and 2019. New figures show nearly 75,000 people became permanent residents in 2019, up from under 50,000 three years before. It shows that temporary residents – particularly those in Canada through the International Mobility
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              Canada Pilot Project Allows Online LMIA Applications

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              Colin R. Singer
              Wednesday, 26 February 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Processing times
              Canada Pilot Project Allows Online LMIA Applications
              2020-02-26 – Canada has launched a new pilot project to allow Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) to be applied for online. Employment and Social Development Canada, which processes LMIA applications, says the move is designed to “provide Temporary Foreign Worker Program employers and clients with integrated online access to the program”. An LMIA is the
              Global Talent StreamLabour Market Impact AssessmentLMIAprocessing times.Temporary Foreign Worker ProgramTFWP

              LMIA Processing Times Down In Some Categories, Up In Others

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              Colin R. Singer
              Monday, 17 February 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Processing times
              LMIA Processing Times Down In Some Categories, Up In Others
              2020-02-17 – Processing times for Labour Market Impact Assessments are down in some categories but up in others, according to the latest figures from Canada’s federal government. Three out of seven Temporary Foreign Worker Program categories are showing reduced average processing times in January 2020, compared to June 2019, according to Employment and Social Development
              Global Talent StreamLabour Market Impact AssessmentLMIAprocessing times.Temporary Foreign Worker ProgramTFWP

              Low-wage foreign worker program faces elimination: Kenney

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              Colin R. Singer
              Monday, 07 July 2014 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles
              The elimination of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for low-wage jobs will be seriously considered by the government in 2016, says Employment Minister Jason Kenney. From the Canadian Meat Council to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, business groups are speaking out against Ottawa’s latest plan to cap the number of low-wage foreign workers and impose
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              Fostering Bonds that Last by Making Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada Permanent

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              Colin R. Singer
              Wednesday, 07 May 2014 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles
              Canada launched its Temporary Foreign Worker Program in 1992, thereby bringing live-in nannies and caregivers into the homes of several Canadian citizens and permanent residents. This accounts for a fifth of all temporary immigration. The authorities allow these individuals to enter Canada to do jobs that Canadians would avoid for low rates of pay that
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              The Sweeter Side of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program – How Foreign Workers Contribute to the Success of Prabu Sweets

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              Colin R. Singer
              Tuesday, 20 May 2014 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles
              Given the vast amount of negative publicity the Temporary Foreign Worker Program has received in recent times, it is easy to forget that the Program enjoys any popularity – or success – at all. Prabu Sweets, an East Indian sweets distribution company based in Surrey, British Columbia, shows how the Program has played a vital
              canada skilled worker immigrationskilled workersTemporary Foreign Worker Program

              Kenney to consider local exemptions to TFW program after provincial complaints

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              Colin R. Singer
              Friday, 25 July 2014 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles
              On Friday, employment Minister Jason Kenney said he’s willing to consider “local exemptions” to his recent overhaul of the temporary foreign worker program. Saying he’ll consider changes in specific areas with very low levels of unemployment in regions with a higher level Mr Kenney made it clear he won’t compromise on the core goal of his
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