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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
In his column for The Toronto Star, columnist Rick Salutin asserts that policies like the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are not merely a cause for concern in Canada. Instead, Salutin writes that because of the widespread effects of globalisation and free trade, temporary foreign workers are currently a global phenomenon, as they move from country
Recently, the CEO of McDonald’s Canada addressed anxious franchisees about the CBC’s investigation into the company for the chain’s possible abuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. During the call, Betts said, “Jason Kenney really knows his stuff. And I’ll say he knows his stuff from a businessperson’s perspective”. The Conservative Government has claimed to
Canada’s oil-producing provinces have been ranked among the world’s top economic performers in a newly released think-tank report. Each year, the Conference Board of Canada ranks 16 of the world’s richest countries in terms of economic performance, based on factors such as growth and employment rates. This year, however, the Canadian think-tank not only analyzed
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
According to popular perception, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, currently under intense Parliamentary scrutiny following a series of program abuse allegations by the Royal Bank of Canada, three McDonald’s franchises in Victoria, British Columbia and a pizza restaurant in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, was a program that had merit on paper initially, before it spiralled out of
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
Introduction The Government of Canada recently announced various reforms introduced to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). These reforms will help in ensuring that qualified Canadians and permanent residents get the first shot at available jobs. In 2013, the Government had introduced various changes in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) aimed at: Strengthening the
Operational Bulletin 547-B – October 07, 2014 Extension of Haiti Special Measures for Work Permits Issue This Operational Bulletin (OB) provides an extension to the Haiti Special Measures (HSM). The HSM applies to work permits that were set to expire on September 01, 2014. This OB instructs officers on the way in which they would
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