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Canada announces changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to better address labour market needs

March 22, 2024 admin immigration minister, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, Work, work in Canada, work permit

Credit to Author: Riley Cohen| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:15:20 +0000

Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault have announced changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). This is a developing story. Other announcements were made during this press conference. CICNews will provide update as more information becomes available. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm During the […]

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Breaking: Canada announces changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to better address labour market needs

March 21, 2024 admin immigration minister, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, Work, work in Canada, work permit

Credit to Author: Riley Cohen| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:15:20 +0000

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IRCC clarifies requirements for foreign nationals coming to Canada as digital nomads

January 31, 2024 admin canada tech immigration, IRCC, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, lmia-exempt, tech talent strategy, temporary resident visa, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:08:34 +0000

In a policy announcement published on January 30, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has clarified certain details of interest to foreign nationals looking to work in Canada as digital nomads. According to IRCC, a digital nomad is a person “who can perform their job remotely from anywhere in the world.” Schedule a Free Work […]

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Three pathways to a work permit for IT professionals coming to Canada

December 15, 2023 admin canada work permit, cusma, GLobal Talent Stream, labour market impact assessment, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:00:45 +0000

The importance of a strong technology sector as it relates to Canada’s economy and development cannot be understated. The technology sector in this country is vital to Canada’s ability to foster innovation, pursue growth in the future and develop as a country. For that reason, tech talent from all over the world is in significant […]

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The 2024 IEC pool is now open

December 12, 2023 admin canada work permit, essential workers, foreign workers, iec, international experience canada, international mobility program, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, open work permit, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:09:17 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has opened the 2024 International Experience Canada (IEC) pool. The IEC is a work permit program that allows youth that are citizens of countries that have bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangements with Canada, to temporarily reside and work in Canada. This year’s intake will allow close to 90,000 applicants from […]

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Expediting the hiring of foreign workers as an employer in Quebec

December 11, 2023 admin labour market impact assessment, lmia-exempt, Quebec, Work

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:58 +0000

Certain occupations that Quebec employers hire for are exempt from the requirement to advertise the position for which they are hiring foreign workers. Typically, the process for temporarily hiring a foreign national to work in Canada involves the submission of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). LMIAs are documents that employers seek from the government […]

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Saskatchewan expands immigration eligibility under its PNP

November 9, 2023 admin canadian work permit, labour market impact assessment, PNP, provinces, provincial immigration, provincial nominee program, saskachewan, saskatchewan immigrant nominee program, sinp

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:30:40 +0000

Saskatchewan announced recently that it would expand eligibility of workers in the province to apply for permanent residence (PR), through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), Saskatchewan’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). As of this announcement, workers in intermediate and lower-skilled occupations with jobs within the province, through the Existing Work Permit stream of the SINP—provided […]

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Canadian Federal court denies work permit based on IELTS score

November 6, 2023 admin canada work permit, ielts, IRCC, labour market impact assessment, language testing, LMIA, Work, work permit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:00:35 +0000

Maryam Langaroodi is a citizen of Iran and was a home design and renovation manager for seven years. In 2022, Maryam signed an employment contract to work as a Residential Home Builder with a construction company located in Vancouver. The job duties and responsibilities included planning and preparing work schedules, selecting and employing trade subcontractors […]

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Canada extends special measures to help employers hire more temporary foreign workers

October 30, 2023 admin Canada, canada labour market, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, temporary foreign worker, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, Work

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:41:49 +0000

Today the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Workforce Solutions Road Map, to help employers address key labour shortages through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The Temporary Foreign Workforce Solutions Road Map is a continued measure to better enable employers to respond to labour […]

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How to get a Canadian work permit as a Television or Film worker

October 18, 2023 admin canada work permit, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, lmia-exempt, tv, Work, work permit

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:38:24 +0000

Canada’s immigration department has recognised the importance of allowing TV and Film workers into the country, due to economic benefit that such workers can provide, in creating jobs and attracting significant investment. Canada has often been renowned for its friendliness to North America’s (and the global) entertainment industry—often for favourable filming and production costs, as […]

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