Employment Minister Reacts to Foreign Worker Program Abuse by Suspending Food Services Sector

The Employment Minister Jason Kenney suspended Canada’s Fast food sector from the Temporary Worker Program in the wake of program abuse allegations by several McDonald’s outlets and a pizza restaurant in Saskatchewan. This also means that any pending applications from the food services sector will remain in limbo. While there has been widespread criticism from
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Global Talent Remains Underutilized by Canadian Employers

Canadian employers still have plenty of work to do if they truly aim to attract and utilize skilled workers from abroad, according to the president and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Yuen Pau Woo. In light of the recent Immigrant Employment Summit in British Columbia, Woo argues that despite the common rhetoric
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British Columbia Braces for Worker Shortages as Large Projects Loom

Employers in British Columbia are bracing themselves for more worker shortages, with nearly 50 projects on the go, most of which are in the billion-dollar range. Business experts say that by 2020, the province will see about a million new jobs created in construction and operation of these projects. Though employers will certainly be looking
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Canada’s Mining Industry Spurs Job Growth and Salary Hike

The continued growth of Canada’s mining industry is creating new jobs and bumping up wages, according to a new report conducted and released by the Mining Association of Canada. From 2011 to 2012, over 11,000 jobs were created in the mining industry, and forecasters predict more job growth in the coming years. In 2012, approximately
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Canada Work Visa – Work in Canada

Canada work visas are issued under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The TFWP is intended to help Canadian employers recruit foreign workers in response to labour market shortages. TFWP is made up of four streams: high-skilled workers, low-skilled workers, the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, and the Live-In
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