Immigration Direct

Key ministers responsible for shaping Canada’s immigration system recently met to align their goals, and discuss how to design an immigration program to meet the country’s future economic needs. Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) immigration ministers met in Ottawa, agreeing that economic immigration was a top priority for Canada. All the immigration ministers in attendance

To help ensure that Canada’s foreign workers meet the country’s labor needs, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is co-sponsoring a study designed to help British and Irish workers assess their skills against the criteria required to work in Canada. CIC is partnering with the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) and the United Kingdom’s National

In a classic example of supply and demand, young Irish workers recently scooped up almost 4,000 Canadian work visas—in less than 10 minutes. While thousands of their fellow Irish citizens seeking International Experience Canada (IEC) permits were left empty-handed, those Irish workers who moved fastest were able to claim all 3,850 allotted Canadian work permits

In a reversal of previous trends, a majority of foreign workers arriving in British Columbia (BC) are seeking employment in smaller, more remote towns rather than in the province’s biggest cities, raising concerns about Canadians losing employment opportunities to foreign workers. While greater Vancouver has historically been a magnet for foreign workers, the booming natural

The elimination of Canada’s long-standing Immigrant Investor Program (IIP)—and the fast track to citizenship it offered—means thousands of predominantly Asian wealthy investors may have to examine their immigration alternatives. The cancellation of the IIP program means an estimated 46,000 wealthy Chinese investors in Canada will receive a refund of their immigration investment and as have