Why more Canadian employers are hiring foreign workers

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:00:20 +0000

Canadian employers hire employers hire hundreds of thousands of international workers every year through more than 100 different work permit pathways. With the exception of 2020, these numbers have only been going up since 2015 and there are no signs of stopping. Canada is facing a high number of job vacancies and a relatively low […]

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Canada’s top jobs for LMIA-exempt work permit holders in 2021

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:00:24 +0000

Most of Canada’s foreign workers fall under the International Mobility Program (IMP). In 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued more than 315,000 work permits under the IMP alone. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) accounted for about 104,000 work permits issued. The major difference between the two programs is the need for a […]

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Where you should apply for a work permit

Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:53:18 +0000

Prospective temporary foreign workers in addition to deciding which work permit program they will apply to also need to decide how they will apply for their work permit.  There are generally two options.  The first is to apply either online or at a Visa Application Center to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and wait […]

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New immigration pilot to attract workers in the agri-food sector

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:18:24 +0000

Canada is launching a new three-year economic immigration pilot that will fill labour shortages, particularly in meat processing and mushroom production, within the agri-food sector and help meet Canada’s ambitious export targets. The agriculture and agri-food industry is an important contributor to Canada’s economic growth and vitality, supporting one in eight jobs across the country. […]

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