Facilitated approval for Temporary Work Visas through Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is currently approving a greater number of temporary work permit applications based on provincial assessments submitted through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The Provincial Nominees Program allows provincial governments the ability to effectively bypass Human Resources and Skills Development Canada’s (HRSDC) labor market opinion in order to address regional employment […]

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Vancouver needs more skilled trade workers

The British Columbia (B.C.) Construction Association’s says that 50 per cent more workers in the industry are needed to fill the shortage. This represents an additional 60,000 people than are currently employed in the sector. We don’t have enough of the skilled trades necessary just to carry out the functional construction tasks,” says economics professor […]

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New Processing procedures for Gulf residents

Gulf residents applying for Canadian Permanent Residency in pre-defined categories will be processed through the Abu Dhabi Embassy, instead of the previous London (UK) Visa Office beginning on January 1, 2006. The affected countries are: * Bahrain * Kuwait * Oman * Qatar * United Arab Emirates * Saudi Arabia * Yemen Applications that will […]

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