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November 16, 2018 – Several Canada immigration developments have taken place in the last few months that may have an impact on: Canadian permanent residents; Canada Citizenship; Criminal inadmissibility/impaired driving offences, and Quebec Immigration programs. In the latest immigration.ca livestream video, Immigration Lawyer Colin Singer provides a round-up of the developments, and some analysis on
Canadians looking to hire foreign workers as nannies are having to face unexplained delays due to changes introduced to the caregiver program. The problems are exacerbated by poor communication from federal agencies, with some recruitment agencies reporting that no applications have been processed in the past four months. Canada’s Live-in Caregiver program was a part
Quebec is seeking a delay on the application of changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, but the federal government does not appear to be willing to comply. According to Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness Minister Kathleen Weil, changes to the program that were announced last June would make it harder for Quebec businesses to fill
The B.C. government has abruptly ended its provincial immigration program for the next three months, saying new federal limits on temporary foreign workers have caused an unmanageable flood of applicants seeking entry to Canada through British Columbia. According to Jobs Minister Shirley Bond, no new applications will be accepted until July 2, giving her staff
The fate of thousands of temporary foreign workers facing deportation beginning April 1 emerged as a high-stakes national issue, with small business urging Ottawa to let them stay and the federal government threatening to track down any who try to go underground. Many low-skilled people who came to Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
According to the parliamentary budget office reported last week, the number of temporary foreign workers (TFW) in Canada tripled between 2002 and 2012, but they still made up less than two per cent of the overall labour force. The report said an increasing number of foreign workers are filling skilled positions today as the percentage
A new report by the Canada West Foundation warns that the reduction in the number of temporary foreign workers allowed into Canada will only have a slight effect on provinces with high unemployment, and a disproportionately negative effect on provinces with low unemployment. From July 2015, employers can have no more than 20% of their
A report by the Canada West Foundation claims that the reduction in temporary foreign workers will not lead to more jobs for Canadians in provinces with high unemployment. The report also warns of a severe economic impact on Alberta, which has been told to make the biggest cutbacks in new incoming TFWs. Read More Source:
Thousands of temporary foreign workers in low-skill jobs who have been in Canada for over four years will have to leave from April 1, when the first possible four-year limit on their stay comes into effect since its introduction in 2011. Under the old rules, temporary foreign workers (TFWs) were allowed to re-apply and continue
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,
