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ESDC raises wage requirements for high-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:29:34 +0000

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has made more changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), including raising the minimum hourly wage requirements for the high-wage stream of the TFWP. Effective November 8, candidates applying through the high-wage stream of the TFWP will need to earn hourly salaries at least 20% higher than the […]

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Canada Immigration

IRCC announces tighter cap for study permits and changes to PGWP eligibility

September 19, 2024 admin immigration levels, IRCC, marc miller, tfwp, Work

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:24:25 +0000

“The international student cap is here to stay” according to Canada’s Immigration Minister, Marc Miller. Specifically, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue just 437,000 study permits in 2025. According to the department, this number is based on a 10% reduction from the 2024 target of 485,000 new study permits issued, and then […]

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Canada Immigration

BREAKING: IRCC announces tighter cap for study permits and changes to PGWP eligibility

September 18, 2024 admin immigration levels, IRCC, marc miller, tfwp, Work

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:24:25 +0000

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Canada Immigration

Which regions in Canada could see a reduction of temporary foreign workers?

September 12, 2024 admin Canada, canadian work permit, ESDC, labour market impact assesment, LMIA, lmia based work permit, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:00:51 +0000

On the 26th of August, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) announced that they would temporarily suspend the processing of Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) under the Low-Wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)—for employers that are located in Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with an unemployment rate equal to, or higher than 6%. […]

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Canada Immigration

Canada to stop processing Low-Wage LMIAs for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in some cities

August 26, 2024 admin canadian work permit, low-wage stream, temporary foreign worker program, Temporary foreign workers, temporary residence, tfwp, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:06:24 +0000

As of September 26, Canada’s government will no longer process Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) for the Low-Wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in some census metropolitan areas (CMAs). Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) will not process LMIAs in the Low-Wage stream in CMAs with an unemployment rate of 6% or […]

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Canada Immigration

Temporary Foreign Worker Program takes centre stage as Ministers consider further reforms

August 21, 2024 admin canadian work permit, foreign workers, labour market impact assesment, lmia based work permit, marc miller, open work permit, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:45 +0000

Following an extended period of increased scrutiny on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), both Canada’s Immigration Minister and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages have weighed in—speaking out against abuses of the system on the part of employers in Canada. On August 6th, Minister Boissonnault held a press conference on behalf of Employment […]

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Canada Immigration

Temporary Foreign Worker Program takes centre stage as Ministers considers further reforms

August 20, 2024 admin canadian work permit, foreign workers, labour market impact assesment, lmia based work permit, marc miller, open work permit, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:45 +0000

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Canada Immigration

Quebec announces suspension of LMIA processing for some low-wage temporary foreign workers

August 20, 2024 admin Canada, labour market impact assesment, LMIA, lmia based work permit, low-wage stream, Montreal, temporary foreign worker program, temporary residents, tfwp

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:07:38 +0000

This morning, Quebec Premier François Legault and Quebec’s Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette announced new measures to help curb temporary resident immigration to the province and maintain the integrity of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) within the province. Note: Temporary resident refers to those who reside in Canada temporarily, on a work or study permit, […]

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Canada Immigration

Temporary Foreign Worker Program takes center stage as Ministers considers further reforms

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:45 +0000

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Canada Immigration

From work to study: How Americans can begin their Canadian journey

July 23, 2024 admin Canada, canada work permit, cusma, labour market impact assesment, lmia based work permit, study in Canada, study permit, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:11 +0000

As yet another election cycle looms in the United States (U.S.), online data suggests that Americans and individuals residing in the U.S. are considering Canada as an immigration option, Canada attracts a small but notable number of immigrants from the United States every year, many of whom are animated by political developments in their home […]

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