Immigration Direct

With the government pledging to crackdown on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, there’s now growing concern about a possible shortage of foreign-born, live-in caregivers within Canada. Amid several high-profile allegations of employer abuse of the TFW program, Employment Minister Jason Kenney has vowed to tighten the rules governing that program, leading some within Canada’s […]

Legal experts are warning that strict enforcement of Canada’s anti-terrorism laws may be entrapping innocent Canadian immigrants. In what’s been described as an “extreme over-reaction” to terrorism concerns, a section of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) that was added after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 is being blamed for blocking the

The man who many predict may be Canada’s next prime minister is calling for dramatic changes to his nation’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program. Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau is critical of the Conservative government’s handling of the TFW program, stating that since taking office Prime Minister Stephen Harper has “transformed the Temporary Foreign Worker

In a dramatic reaction to recent claims of employer abuse of temporary foreign workers (TFW), Canada’s Employment Minister Jason Kenney has temporarily frozen the hiring of foreign workers within the food service sector. Kenney’s strong reaction comes in the wake of a series of employer abuse claims from foreign workers in the food service sectors

In preparation of the launch of its new Express Entry immigration plan in 2015, the Canadian government has established new caps on three of its economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC). The government will also begin accepting applications—under the new limits—for the

Canada’s federal government is partnering with the nation’s manufacturers to reach out to underemployed skilled immigrants who’ve received their training outside the country. Employment Minister Jason Kenney recently announced funding for a series of initiatives that will partner the government with the Canadian Manufacturers And Exporters (CME) in an outreach to skilled immigrants whose training