An overview of Canada’s work permit rules for athletes. There are specific requirements for athletes and staff looking to work in Canada. Work permit rules depend on whether your team is based in Canada or abroad. Athletes and staff working for a non-Canadian employer Although foreign athletes and coaches are technically foreign workers, some of the […]
Amendments to the program aim to protect worker’s rights and improve workplace safety. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) alongside Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations concerning Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs). In all there are 13 amendments designed to strengthen protections for TFWs and enhance the Temporary Foreign […]
Job vacancies stayed high in July 2022, with payroll employment continuing to rise. Statistic Canada recently released their analysis of the July 2022 labour market. Canada continues to have record-breaking job vacancies, seeing 964,000 vacancies in July 2022. Findings on job vacancies Job vacancies dropped by nearly 73,000 jobs in July 2022. However, overall job vacancies increased […]
IRCC has just announced the process for the PGP 2022. Canada will hold a PGP lottery yet again, drawing from the autumn 2020 interest to sponsor pool. Canada has just announced the application intake process for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue invitations to apply over the next two weeks to […]
If you receive an order to leave the country, you may have the option to return at a later date. Canada has the authority to ask non-Canadian citizens to leave the country by issuing removal orders. Removal orders are often issued if you have committed an illegal act while in Canada. You could also get […]
Canada’s immigration minister has put forth a plan to allow more temporary residents to become permanent residents. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has tabled a plan to expand pathways to permanent residence for international students and temporary foreign workers. On September 20 during routine proceedings, Fraser tabled a strategy to expand transitions to permanent residence for foreign […]
Breaking down Express Entry, including what it is, who it is for, and the steps you need to take throughout the process. Express Entry is Canada’s main method for bringing international skilled workers to this country through permanent residence. One common misconception about Express Entry, however, is that this title denotes the name of a Canadian […]
If you are eligible to be considered a Business Visitor, you do not need a work permit to come to Canada. Some tech professionals may be eligible to come to Canada as Business Visitors, which means they do not need a work permit to enter the country. A Business Visitor is a foreign national who comes to Canada […]
“As more Canadians reach retirement age and exit the labour force, immigration becomes particularly important in supporting labour force growth.” — Labour Force Survey, August 2022. Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022. For the first time since data became available in 2015, there were fewer unemployed people (989,000) […]
Understand Canada’s current demographic trajectory in Statistics Canada’s report and how the country figures to look ethnoculturally in 2041. The world can change a lot in 20 years, and that reality is no different when we look at Canada in particular. On September 8, Statistics Canada released its projection for Canada’s demographic makeup in the year […]
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