employment and social development canada

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

Ontario and Manitoba, four additional provinces, set to increase minimum wage rates in October 2023

May 1, 2023 admin canada immigration, compensation, earnings, employment and social development canada, ESDC, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, jobs, Manitoba, Minimum Wage, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, october 1, october 2023, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, provincial minimum wage, Saskatchewan, work permit, workers’ rights

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:00:36 +0000

On October 1 this year, six of ten provinces across Canada will raise regional minimum wage rates. At the beginning of this month, Canada’s federal minimum wage rose from $15.55 to $16.65. This move was impactful, as Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) noted at the time, because “around 26,000 working Canadians earn less than […]

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Canada Immigration

What are my financial aid options as an international student in Canada?

February 18, 2023 admin bursaries, canadian information centre for international credentials, cicic, employment and social development canada, ESDC, financial aid, International students, loans, scholarships, study, study in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 12:00:19 +0000

Financial aid is a big part of the post-secondary education picture across Canada. In fact, financial assistance plays such a prominent role in post-secondary education that Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) releases a report detailing the efforts and results of the Canada Student Financial Assistance (CFSA) program every year. In the 2020-2021 version of […]

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Canada Immigration

Global Talent Stream adds five new eligible occupations to program

December 24, 2022 admin eligible occupations, employment and social development canada, ESDC, foreign skilled worker program, foreign skilled workers, GLobal Talent Stream, gts, jobs

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 18:00:34 +0000

On December 22nd, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) expanded the list of eligible occupations in the Global Talent Stream (GTS). Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm ESDC is a government department that works to support Canada’s labour force, and so has oversight over many immigration matters—including issuance of […]

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Canada Immigration

Understanding and applying through specialized LMIA applications

November 8, 2022 admin academics, Agriculture, caregivers, employment and social development canada, ESDC, Express Entry, GLobal Talent Stream, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, jobs, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, national occupation class, noc, permanent residence, PR, qswp, Quebec, quebec experience program, specialized applications, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:00:44 +0000

As part of hiring a temporary foreign worker (TFW) in Canada—under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)—companies must submit a request for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). This document is needed to hire a foreign worker and determine the impact of their hiring on the Canadian labour […]

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