Federal Start –Up Visa Continues to Grow
Background: Launched in 2013 as a replacement for the much maligned Federal Investor Program, the Start-Up visa aims to attract immigrant entrepreneurs to Canada. Impact: ... Continued
BCPNP Issues Entrepreneur Nominations
Background: The BCPNP Entrepreneur Program issued 16 nominations for Permanent Residence on 31 May 2016. Impact: This latest round of nominations demonstrates the continued commitment ... Continued
Lengthy Delays for Permanent Residence Card Renewals
Background: Anecdotal evidence (Vancouver Sun) suggest that potentially thousands of Permanent Residents are experiencing significant delays of between 3 months to 2 years in the ... Continued
Canadian Employee Relocation Council calls for Sweeping Changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Background: The Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC) has written to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human resources, Skills and Social Development with recommendations ... Continued
International Mobility Program Employer Audits/Inspections
Background: The International Mobility Program (IMP) encompasses amongst other things the Intra-company Transferee (ICT) and NAFTA immigration streams. Audits and inspections are conducted on a ... Continued
Mobilite Francophone is Launched
Background: On June 1st 2016 Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched a Federal initiative to encourage skilled francophone workers to come to Canada to ... Continued
Refusal of Temporary Resident Visa – Applicant must be Provided an Explanation of the Elements that Weighed Against the Application Rather than a Litany of Factors
On February 11, 2010, the Federal Court released its decision in Asong Alem v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2010 FC 148 (“Asong”). Madam Justice Tremblay-Lamer ... Continued
Expedited Labour Market Opinion Pilot Project Ended as of April 15, 2010
Effective as of April 15, 2010, the Expedited Labour Market Opinion (“E-LMO”) pilot project, that had been running in British Columbia and Alberta since 2007, ... Continued
Facilitated Processing for Information Technology Specialists Ends on September 30, 2010
On May 20, 2010, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (“HRSDC”) and Service Canada (“SC”) issued a notice that the facilitated process for seven specified ... Continued
Amendments To Strengthen Protection Of Temporary Foreign Workers
On October 1, 2009, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) announced proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (“Regulations”) to minimize the potential exploitation ... Continued
Hiring Foreign Workers For The 2010 Winter Olympics
Given the magnitude of the upcoming 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, many companies are facing the need to hire temporary foreign workers to meet ... Continued
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