Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to make PGWP announcement this morning

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:48 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser will make a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) announcement this morning, which will be available on YouTube. Minister Fraser will speak at 11:30 AM Eastern Time at Humber College in Etobicoke, a district in western Toronto. NOTE: This is a developing story. CIC News will update it following Minister Fraser’s announcement. […]

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Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to make PGWP announcement this morning

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:48 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser will make a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) announcement this morning, which will be available on YouTube. Minister Fraser will speak at 11:30 AM Eastern Time at Humber College in Etobicoke, a district in western Toronto. NOTE: This is a developing story. CIC News will update it following Minister Fraser’s announcement. […]

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How to maintain status in Canada as a CEC candidate with an expiring PGWP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:50:03 +0000

Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool have not been invited to apply for permanent residence since the last-all program draw, nearly two months ago, on January 18. Since then, draws have been program-specific for candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), leaving many Post-Graduate […]

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Quebec releases 2023 list of jobs eligible for simplified LMIAs

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000

The Quebec Ministry of Immigration recently released its latest list of occupations eligible for simplified Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) processing. Briefly, LMIAs must be obtained by certain employers who intend to hire temporary foreign workers for their business. These documents are designed to provide assess the hiring of a temporary foreign worker and verify […]

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Renewing your work permit while in Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:00:38 +0000

If you have a work permit that is going to expire or you want to make changes to the conditions of your work permit, you must submit a new application at least 30 days before your work permit expires. You are legally allowed to stay in Canada while Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) processes […]

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Labour Force Survey: Employment in Canada held steady in February 2023

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:00:16 +0000

According to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey, employment in Canada stayed relatively the same (+22,000; +0.1%), following two monthly increases in December 2022 and January 2023. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0%, which is just shy of the record-low 4.9% that was seen in the […]

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Canada looking for partners to help expand and diversify IEC program

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:29:45 +0000

Following the recently announced quotas for the International Experience Canada (IEC) program, CIC News has obtained more information on the 2023 program outlook from an internal Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo from September 26, 2022. While immigration minister Sean Fraser announced last January that the global quotas for IEC admissions in 2023 have […]

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Help Wanted: Retirements and the Energy Transition Lead to Job Openings in the Power Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:01:08 +0000

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It seems like industry insiders have been lamenting the aging power workforce for decades. Yet, there is still a large percentage of workers in the current workforce that are retirement eligible—some studies suggest the percentage is as high as 40%. Meanwhile, the energy transition has created a large number of new jobs building and operating […]

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How are immigrant women faring in Canada’s workforce?

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:58:34 +0000

International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8th as a global recognition of the contributions that women make in the workplace, the work they do in the home as well as their cultural and societal contributions. It also acts as a day to bring awareness to many of the ongoing struggles women face globally. […]

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Lululemon’s growth is officially recognized as a significant investment project

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:00:43 +0000

Under the Canada-British Columbia Immigration Agreement (the Agreement), British Columbia can identify significant investment projects that will benefit from a facilitative immigration measure; the ability to bypass having to submit a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada […]

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