Many Canadian employers in the food and hospitality industry are experiencing serious problems finding and keeping good workers. The low wages, physical labour as well as the long evening and weekend hours makes many hospitality jobs unattractive to most Canadians. Furthermore, over-time hours, training costs and efficiency resulting from high turnover rates and understaffing can [...] [...more]
Several small towns in Canada are benefiting from immigration into Canada from skilled workers in the relevant industry’s. A new report by the conference Board of Canada says that several small Canadian towns have found a new lease of life thanks to an increase in the immigration to Canada. The report cites four small towns, with populations [...] [...more]
Canada Federal Skilled Worker (Professional) immigration applications are assessed on six factors. These selection factors are designed to indicate which applicants are likely to become economically established upon immigration to Canada. Each Canada Federal Skilled Worker (Professional) immigration selection factor is allotted a maximum number of points, and applicants must attain at least 67 points in order [...] [...more]
Canada’s government has enacted a number of strategies in the past several years intended to specifically address its effort to improve the integration of immigrants into Canadian society. A large part of this overall effort is the improvement of the recognition of foreign credentials in Canada. By improving the recognition of such international credentials, the [...] [...more]
On 16 June 2009 Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced the introduction of new resource for employers interested in hiring overseas trained workers. “The Government of Canada is committed to improving the labour market integration of internationally trained workers – this is essential to building a strong Canada: socially, culturally and economically,” said Minister [...] [...more]
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) Minister Diane Finley recently met with community leaders in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to discuss the current economic situation and how plans are moving along to improve the process of assessing and recognizing foreign credentials. The Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan has set out $50 million over [...] [...more]
The free flow of skilled workers across provincial and national boundaries has become increasingly relevant in the age of free-trade markets and globalization. To remain economically competitive with an efficient labour market, Canada has been taking steps to improve labour mobility and foreign credential recognition both at home and abroad. Agreements have recently been signed [...] [...more]
In recent years, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has been opened up to make it easier for Canadian employers to hire foreign workers to fill labour shortages in their growing businesses. As a result, the annual number of foreign workers coming to Canada has skyrocketed over the past few years, and a growing proportion [...] [...more]
New legislation is in effect in the province of Manitoba that seeks to regulate temporary foreign worker recruitment and protect these workers’ rights. Manitoba’s Worker Recruitment and Protection Act requires that all foreign worker recruitment agencies be registered and licensed by the province to do so. It also prohibits recruitment agencies from charging fees to foreign [...] [...more]
Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minister Jason Kenney has announced a new online resource to help Canadian immigrants and prospective immigrants integrate into the job market more quickly and to obtain work in their fields. This new workbook for newcomers – created by the Foreign Credential Referral Office (FCRO) and available at credentials.gc.ca – guides [...] [...more]
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