Jun 17, 2014 | Press Room
The Canadian government plans to fast track the immigration process. In an exclusive interview with Business Today, Canada’s minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Alexander said that from the start of 2015, the country would adopt a new system for...
May 22, 2014 | Press Room
HALIFAX – The use of temporary foreign workers tripled in Atlantic Canada between 2005 and 2012, says a new report that warns changes to the controversial program could make it more difficult for businesses to use it. The report by the Atlantic Provinces Economic...
May 22, 2014 | Press Room
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council report shows growth concentrated in lower-skill occupations The number of temporary foreign workers in Atlantic Canada has more than tripled since 2005, with all four provinces seeing gains greater than the national increase of 140...
May 21, 2014 | Press Room
The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) today announces that it has begun a three-year project in partnership with the industry and associations, academic institutions, and policy makers to ensure the availability of timely, relevant and specific...
May 18, 2014 | Press Room
May 16, 2014—Ottawa, ON—More than 700 new citizens from over 45 countries were welcomed to Canada at nine ceremonies held in Ottawa this week. The increasing number of citizenship ceremonies demonstrates how the government is working to make the citizenship program...
May 18, 2014 | Press Room
The current debate over the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) highlights the challenges that our governments face in trying to ensure that employers are able to hire adequately skilled workers, and that Canadians have the resources they need to prepare...
May 18, 2014 | Press Room
A man who came to Canada as a temporary foreign worker offers his insight about why people from his home country come to Canada for work. Joel Leynes moved to the province from Philippines when he got a job offer, and said he couldn’t pass up the chance. He worked in...
May 15, 2014 | Press Room
Employment Minister Jason Kenney gave a spirited defence of the temporary foreign worker program Wednesday during an impromptu speech to a business audience. Most temporary foreign workers are in highly skilled, well-paying jobs from Canada’s best allies and the...
May 15, 2014 | Press Room
Responding to Liberal motion It’s been less than two weeks since Liberal MHA Cathy Bennett first set foot in the House of Assembly, but she’s already wrung a commitment for more provincial regulation over temporary foreign workers out of the Progressive Conservative...
May 13, 2014 | Press Room
OTTAWA, May 12, 2014 – The National Airlines Council of Canada (NACC) and the Canadian Airports Council (CAC) welcome Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander’s announcement of the launch of a new CAN+ program which will expedite visa processing for some...
May 13, 2014 | Press Room
The Harper government says it is making it easier and faster for Mexicans to come to Canada. Citizenship and Immigration minister Chris Alexander has announced a new program that will make visa processing quicker for Mexicans who have travelled to Canada or the United...
May 12, 2014 | Press Room
May 12, 2014 — Ottawa — Today Chris Alexander, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, announced that in April 2014 approximately 95 percent of the visitor visas issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada were Multiple-Entry Visas (MEVs). MEVs are a fast and...
Apr 30, 2014 | Press Room
April 30, 2014 — Montréal, QC — Today Montréal welcomed approximately 750 new Canadian citizens from 81 countries during three ceremonies downtown. Ceremonies like these demonstrate how the government is working to make the citizenship program more efficient, helping...
Apr 30, 2014 | Press Room
Work Global Canada will be attending the 6th annual Diversity Symposium hosted by The Association for New Canadians (ANC) on May 7th, 2014. — About The 6th Annual Diversity Symposium The Association for New Canadians (ANC) is hosting its sixth-annual Diversity...
Apr 28, 2014 | Press Room
Ottawa, April 27, 2014 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today on Yom HaShoah we stand together with Jewish communities in Canada and around the world in...
Apr 27, 2014 | Press Room
The Temporary Foreign Worker program is critically important to restaurant operators in select regions of Canada, where they have no other staffing options for their businesses. Unfortunately, several myths and generalizations about the program are circulating due to...
Apr 27, 2014 | Press Room
Helping internationally trained immigrants get jobs related to their fields April 25, 2014 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, along with the Honourable...
Apr 26, 2014 | Press Room
MANILA, Philippines—Here’s good news for Filipinos wishing to work or permanently settle in Canada. The Canadian government is forging ahead with a new immigration system that will offer “express entry” to qualified immigrants, according to Labor Secretary Rosalinda...
