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: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) itself recognizes that the program has been slow to make an impact. Currently 26 start-ups have been launched and 51 PR visa’s issued since the inception of the program in 2013. IRCC says there is a further 50 applications still in progress have been issued.
Mobilite Francophone is an innovative program aimed at encouraging Canadian employers outside Quebec to hire French speakers. The employee must be an habitual French speaker ... Continued
It has been almost 2 months since the federal government began introducing travel restrictions and exemptions which affect the eligibility of foreign workers to come ... Continued
Recent correspondence with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)/Service Canada Atlantic Region, suggests that the LMIA program has received an unexpectedly high number of applications ... Continued