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BlogCanada Announces Launch Date of Global Talent Stream for Highly Skilled Workers

21 March 2017by Victor Ing

On March 9, 2017, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour announced that Canada’s new Global Talent Stream will be launched on June 12, 2017. The Global Talent Stream is part of Canada’s Global Skills Strategy to attract highly educated and highly skilled workers to enable Canadian companies to compete on the world stage. Originally announced in 2016, the Global Skills Strategy is built upon the cornerstone of an ambitious promise to establish a two-week service standard for processing work visas and permits to bring in-demand and highly skilled workers to begin employment in Canada. The Global Talent Stream will operate under the framework of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program starting June 12, 2017.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?New Direct Pathway to Canadian Permanent Residence Announced to Rejuvenate Atlantic Provinces

22 February 2017by Victor Ing

On January 27, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) announced the first details of a pilot project that offers a direct pathway to Canadian permanent residence for applicants who wish to permanently settle in Atlantic Canada. The “Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project” (AIPP) begins in March 2017 and will accept up to 2000 applications in its first year of operation. Citing a shrinking labour force and ageing population in Atlantic Canada, IRCC hopes that the pilot project will improve the economic outlook in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador in the years to come.

Blog How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?Working in CanadaImmigration Repeals Flawed Four-In, Four-Out Rule

23 January 2017by Victor Ing

On December 13, 2016 the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) repealed the “four-in, four-out” rule originally introduced in April 2011 that applied to certain temporary foreign workers to prevent them from working in Canada for more than four consecutive years without returning to their home countries.

Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Immigration Minister Promises Faster Processing Times for Families in 2017

20 December 2016by Victor Ing

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) has been busy making changes to Canada’s family reunification programs in December. In consecutive weeks during this holiday season the Minister has announced important changes to how sponsorship applications for spouses and parents and grandparents will be made in the new year. These changes will affect many families, since the Minister has already announced earlier in October this year that his department expects to admit 84,000 new family members to Canada as permanent residents in 2017.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?Working in CanadaMinister of Immigration Changes Formula for Points Scoring under Express Entry

24 November 2016by Victor Ing

The Minister of Immigration recently announced changes to the Express Entry system that will help certain skilled immigrants, especially those that have completed post-secondary studies in Canada, obtain Canadian permanent residence. Starting November 19, 2016, additional points will be granted to candidates who are former international students and who have job offers that are not supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Traveling to CanadaThe “ETA” for eTA has arrived!

27 October 2016by Victor Ing

The eTA program is an online pre-screening requirement that was initially announced in 2015. This requirement makes it mandatory for travelers who are visa-exempt to Canada to make an online application through Canada’s eTA system before they will be allowed to board a flight bound for Canada. Affected travelers will include those from Australia, Japan, Korea, Spain, France and the UK, among others. Once issued, an eTA will be valid for a period of five years.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs Traveling to CanadaScreening for Anti-Canadian values – Unworkable or Unpopular?

19 September 2016by Victor Ing

Immigration has been a popular subject in the news in the past several weeks since Conservative leadership candidate, Kellie Leitch, suggested that potential immigrants should be screened for “anti-Canadian values”. This suggestion has been heavily criticized and dissected in the media. Some have dismissed the idea as being anti-Canadian in itself, while others have criticized the idea as simply “unworkable”. We can likely all agree that there is such a thing as “Canadian values”, but is the idea of screening for them really unworkable or just unpopular, or both? Here are some considerations from an immigration processing standpoint.

Blog Canada Immigration Lawyers Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?Working in CanadaDoes Canada Need More Temporary Foreign Workers?

16 August 2016by Victor Ing

As long as there are immigration programs in Canada there will always be debate about whether we should be encouraging more or less immigration to this country. How many immigrants should we admit every year and in what program categories? What is the right balance?

Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?How to Get a Canadian Student VisaThe Ins and Outs of Implied Status in Canada

18 July 2016by Victor Ing

I am often approached by people who wish to extend their stay in Canada as visitors, workers or students and have questions about their immigration status that are about to expire.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?Immigration Opportunities for Lower Skilled Workers in B.C.

28 June 2016by Victor Ing

Canada welcomes tens of thousands of workers every year to become permanent residents under it’s Economic immigration program. These programs focus on attracting the best and the brightest from around the world to bring their skills and experience to Canada. Often, many of these workers already have job offers in Canada in managerial, professional or technical positions. However, there is currently no federal pathway to permanent residence for low or semi-skilled workers other than the Caregiver class. Under Canada’s immigration program, low and semi-skilled workers do not qualify to apply for permanent residence under Canada’s Express Entry System, leaving it to Canada’s provinces and territories to attract and retain these overlooked but important workers.

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