Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:03:15 +0000
In 2020, over 400,000 international students at the post-secondary level in Canada will return to school. Many will want to stay and work in Canada after graduating. All will be subject to mandatory conditions of their stay as a student in Canada. It is important for all international students, and especially those who wish to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:30:48 +0000
On June 18, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revamped its caregiver programs. Gone was the requirement that employers first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment and that caregivers work in Canada without their families for at least two years before they could apply for permanent residency. Instead, caregivers can immediately apply for permanent […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:30:48 +0000
On June 18, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revamped its caregiver programs. Gone was the requirement that employers first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment and that caregivers work in Canada without their families for at least two years before they could apply for permanent residency. Instead, caregivers can immediately apply for permanent […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 22:24:40 +0000
On October 21, 2019, Canada will have its 43rd Parliamentary election. There are six main political parties running. The first is the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Liberals are generally regarded as a centrist party and have governed since October, 2015. The second is the Conservative Party of Canada, led […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:53:18 +0000
Prospective temporary foreign workers in addition to deciding which work permit program they will apply to also need to decide how they will apply for their work permit. There are generally two options. The first is to apply either online or at a Visa Application Center to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and wait […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:30:22 +0000
Did you know that the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) alone welcomes more immigrants annually than Quebec, the four Atlantic provinces, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan combined? Did you know that in 2018 the GTA welcomed 106,000 immigrants while the number for the rest of Ontario was 31,000? New report calls for a regional immigration strategy A new […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:18:24 +0000
Canada is launching a new three-year economic immigration pilot that will fill labour shortages, particularly in meat processing and mushroom production, within the agri-food sector and help meet Canada’s ambitious export targets. The agriculture and agri-food industry is an important contributor to Canada’s economic growth and vitality, supporting one in eight jobs across the country. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 04:06:50 +0000
Is your spouse in Canada without legal status? It is common knowledge that Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their spouses or common-law partners living abroad, or, in Canada as legal visitors, workers or students. What is less known is that they can also apply for spousal sponsorship for their partners living in Canada […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 02:24:00 +0000
Eleven rural and northern communities have been selected as part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to invite newcomers to make these communities their home. As the Canadian population ages and the birth rate declines, rural Canada’s workforce has seen a significant decrease in available workers. This pilot will help attract people that […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 03:20:32 +0000
Over the course of the past several years I have noticed a steady increase in the number of what I call digital nomads seeking to immigrate to Canada. These individuals, often avid readers of Tim Ferriss’s The Four Hour Work Week, typically work from home. They are hyper efficient, and through delegation and automation can […]
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