Immigration

Last week, the Province of Ontario launched a new pilot project for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP): the Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream. This potentially permanent addition to OINP will help Ontario employers in the high-demand sectors of construction and agriculture to secure foreign workers. ONIP was developed by the ...

It is generally understood that visitors to Canada cannot work without work permits. The consequences for doing so can include removal from Canada, being unable to apply for work permits for six months, year-long prohibitions on returning to Canada and even possible criminal sanctions for employers. Canadian immigration legislation defines “work” ...

Newcomer designer Farida Talaat shows her Canada 150-inspired art. Immigrants around Canada are celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday in creative ways: newcomer artist and designer Farida Talaat recently designed and create two artworks, one in the shape of the Canadian flag adorned with tiny red buttons, beads and bows. The other is ...

Power engineers like Paul Foers from the U.K. are in demand in B.C. The Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (IEC-BC) is expanding its FASTBC.ORG program to help skilled immigrants become better prepared for work in Canada, and connect employers with internationally trained workers. Initially designed to facilitate access to three skilled ...

On June 12, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) launched the Global Skills Strategy. The government has issued several press releases stating that the Global Skills Strategy will “make it easier for Canadian business to attract the talent they ...