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Quebec changes wage guide for temporary foreign workers
The guide used to determine the wages of temporary foreign workers in Quebec will be modified on December 1, 2020.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 28 November, 2020
Canada now accepting Agri-Food Pilot applications
The Canadian government will begin accepting applications to the Agri-Food Pilot, immigration minister Marco Mendicino announced.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 18 May, 2020
Temporary workers can now change employers in just 10 days
Ontario has provided details on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the provincial nomination applications.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 13 May, 2020
Global Talent Stream Now Available in Quebec
The Global Talent Stream is now available to employers in the province of Quebec, allowing them to hire certain skilled foreign workers quickly with a two-week processing time standard for applications.
The Global Talent Stream, first introduced in June, is part of the government of Canada’s Global Skills Strategy, an initiative designed to facilitate access to uniquely specialized foreign workers in order to promote Canada's economic growth and job creation. It is also part of Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 11 September, 2017
Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry to Reopen 'In the Coming Weeks' With New Occupations List
Nova Scotia has released a new list of target 'opportunity' occupations for its Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry Canadian immigration stream, part of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP). Of the 16 occupations on the updated list, eight are new, with the remaining eight having also been on the previous list.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 02 May, 2017
Alberta Prohibits Use of Temporary Foreign Worker Program for 29 Skilled Occupations
The government of Alberta, with federal approval, has launched an Employer Liaison Service that aims to match open job positions with qualified local workers. As part of this two-year pilot program, Albertan companies will not be allowed to avail of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) when hiring in any of 29 high-skilled occupations.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 20 April, 2017
Quebec Expands List of Occupations for Facilitated LMIA Process
Employers in Quebec can enjoy a simplified, or facilitated, hiring process of foreign workers in certain occupations after the government of Quebec expanded the list of occupations that are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) advertising requirement in the province.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 25 February, 2017
Immigration to Nova Scotia Highest in Decades, With More Growth Expected
The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration is boasting record immigration numbers to the province, with many skilled workers, entrepreneurs, refugees, and family member of Canadian citizens and permanent residents having made a new home in the province. Overall, preliminary figures for last year to the end of October reveal that 4,835 newcomers arrived in Nova Scotia, the highest intake in decades.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 06 February, 2017
Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program Expected in Federal Budget
The government of Canada's upcoming federal budget will include long-awaited reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), according to Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. Reforming the program has been a priority since the Liberal government took office 15 months ago.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 02 February, 2017
Government of Canada Abolishes ‘Four-in, Four-out’ Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers
In a move that will likely be greeted with enthusiasm by many, the government of Canada has announced that, effective immediately, the the four-year cumulative duration rule will no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada. This rule, also known as the ‘four-in, four-out’ rule, limited the time some temporary foreign workers may work in Canada to four years.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 14 December, 2016