Express Entry touted as ‘sea change’ Express Entry, announced in July, represents a “sea change” in Canadian immigration policy, said Alexander, who spent 18 years as a member of the Canadian Foreign Service, including a stint as Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan, before being elected as Conservative MP for the Ontario riding of Ajax-Pickering in…
About 35% of survey respondents in 189 countries said they’d move to Canada The global workforce is increasingly mobile with more than 35 per cent of respondents to a Boston Consulting Group survey saying they’d be willing to work in Canada. That puts Canada behind only the U.S. and Britain as a preferred destination…
Temporary foreign worker applications drop 74% since new reforms Applications for temporary foreign workers have dropped by three-quarters following the new rules introduced by the federal government in June, says Employment Minister Jason Kenney. “We announced a fundamental sweep of reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program earlier this year to ensure that it is…
Canadians expose foreign worker ‘mess’ in oilsands Canadian tradesmen from a huge oilsands construction project are waving a red flag about safety hazards and near misses, which they blame on the use of foreign workers who aren’t qualified and can’t speak English. “When you bring in a bunch of workers who are unqualified to…
Actyl Group sues McDonald’s over halting of foreign worker program An international recruiting service has filed a lawsuit in Manitoba court against McDonald’s Canada. Actyl Group is suing McDonald’s for breach of contract. [Read more…] Immigration law needs overhaul to deal with minor violations: R. Reis Pagtakhan Last week, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris…
Temporary foreign worker changes side-swipe fashion industry Canada’s fashion industry appears to be the latest sector of the economy side-swiped by changes announced earlier this summer to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Fashion industry companies that hire foreign models say they have been lumped into the same category as employers who hire low-skilled workers in the…
Foreign workers program challenged in court A husband and wife who own two chain restaurants in Labrador have launched a constitutional challenge against Ottawa’s move to keep them from hiring foreign workers and place their businesses on an online blacklist. This is the first legal action against the federal government’s revamped temporary foreign workers program…