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A newly published report alleges that Ontario employment recruiters are illegally charging fees to temporary foreign workers for jobs that may not even exist, and in some cases also seizing workers’ passports. Published by The Metcalf Foundation, the report states that recruiters are charging temporary foreign workers fees as high as $12,000 for jobs that […]
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A national exhibit honoring the more than 1 million Canadian immigrants who entered Canada via Halifax’s famed Pier 21 received a boost with a $500,000 donation from the Royal Bank of Canada’s RBC Foundation. The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 will be launching a traveling exhibit and community outreach honoring Canada’s immigrant history,
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The Canadian government is investigating claims of alleged abuse of temporary foreign workers by a McDonald’s franchise operation in British Columbia (BC), and has blacklisted the franchisee from future foreign work permits until the conclusion of the investigation. A report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) revealed allegations of abuse of the temporary foreign workers
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Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has introduced an immigration model titled “Express Entry,” which will serve as Canada’s new system to actively recruit economic immigrants. Commencing in 2015, the new Express Entry system is designed to make Canada’s immigration system more flexible and responsive to the country’s labor needs. Alexander explained that the new immigration
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With almost 1 million new jobs expected in British Columbia (BC) by 2020, leaders from the political, business and educational worlds recently met to develop a new immigration strategy designed to meet head-on a critical shortage of skilled BC workers. In fact, BC’s Deputy Employment Minister Dave Byng told the gathering of business and government
Although the Canadian government has named it’s new immigration law the “Strengthening Canada’s Immigration Act,” not everyone shares the view that the proposed bill will accomplish that goal. Some opponents of certain aspects of the new immigration law are taking to the Internet to voice their opposition to changes in Canada’s immigration rules. In their
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An Ontario court is considering a legal case that will decide whether migrant workers are entitled to healthcare coverage even after their work permits have expired. In 2012, two migrant farm workers from Jamaica were injured during a car accident while being driven by their Ontario employer, and are now demanding that the Ontario Health
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British Columbia has reached an agreement with the Canadian government that will likely result in an increased number of temporary foreign workers to meet the expected demand of the province’s thriving natural resources sector. BC Premier Christy Clark signed the accord that recognizes her province’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry as a potential “nation builder”
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In the wake of the cancellation of Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program (IIP)—and the related anger from many Chinese citizens affected by the decision—Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander traveled to Shanghai and Hong Kong to reassure potential immigrants that Canada remains a welcoming country. Speaking to potential Chinese investors, Alexander reassured them that “the doorways
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In keeping with its recent efforts to overhaul the country’s immigration system, the Canadian government may be considering stricter language requirements for immigrants’ spouses. While a final decision has yet to be reached, Canada’s Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has raised the idea of stricter language requirements for immigrant spouses at consultation meetings with representatives of
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