Canada has opened up fast-track immigration for international students to enable them work three years after graduation. Named as ‘The Canadian Post-Graduation Work Permit Program’, the move by Canada is being seen as a great offer by international students because it will unfold tremendous employment opportunities for them. Hence, the offer is attracting lots of applications. Prior [...] [...more]
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]
Potential Canadian employers who might want to bring in help from outside the country now have new legislation to adhere to. The legislation is a move by the government to protect temporary foreign workers, who are often reportedly taken advantage of. Proposed by Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, the new legislation will see Canadians punished for abusing [...] [...more]
The live in caregiver contract implemented by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Toronto was still being questioned by live-in caregiver applicant themselves who were directly affected by this new rule. They were asking the need for additional monetary obligations from employers when this same people are already helping them by giving them a chance [...] [...more]
When Canada decided to allow employers facing acute labour shortages to hire temporary foreign workers, seven years ago, no one foresaw where it would lead. Few imagined that a small experimental program could shake the underpinnings of the immigration system, distort the job market and raise human rights concerns. Initially, the “low-skill pilot project” was tightly controlled. [...] [...more]
The provinces of Alberta and Ontario have each recently announced pilot projects that will allow working-age dependent children of temporary foreign workers in those provinces to obtain Open Work Permits. The Open Work Permits will allow the holders to work in any occupation in Alberta or Ontario, without first receiving a confirmed job offer or a [...] [...more]
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), in partnership with the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO) and The Alliance for Sector Council (TASC), has recently launched a new resource to guide Canadian employers through the process of hiring internationally-trained workers. The Employer’s Roadmap (available at www.credentials.gc.ca) is an online tool designed to assist those Canadian employers who cannot [...] [...more]
As the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approach, Citizenship and Immigration Canada is seeking to facilitate the admission of approximately 7000 foreign national through Regulatory amendments. VANOC, or the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, has been given the authority to register and accredit foreign nationals who are performing [...] [...more]
The number of Filipino caregivers being allowed to enter Canada to work has been slashed almost in half, a report said on Tuesday. The Toronto Sun report cited data from Immigration Canada showing that the rejection rate at the Canadian visa office in Manila for Filipino caregivers rose from 35 percent in 2006 to 66 percent [...] [...more]
Juana Tejada’s dying wish was to stay in Canada until her last breath. Now that the 39-year-old caregiver’s request for permanent residency was granted, Tejada’s lawyers are asking the Canadian government to amend laws for live-in caregivers hoping to settle permanently there. Immigration lawyer Rafael Fabregas told GMANews.TV via e-mail on Thursday that they are urging [...] [...more]
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