Archives for 2015

Strict penalties for Canadian employers who violate the rules of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and International Mobility Program (IMP) will come into effect in less than two weeks. The new regulations, which were announced in July of this year, will be jointly administered and implemented by the departments of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). [Read more…]

The following is a summary of developments concerning Canadian Citizenship and Immigration that have taken place over the past couple of weeks.

Our Canadian immigration news briefs bring you the latest news as it happens. When published, these articles are posted across our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.

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New first-come, first-served pathway to Canadian permanent residence will receive up to 6,300 applications

The Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) has reopened, with potential applicants from around the world moving quickly to prepare and submit an application as early as possible during the current application cycle, which began on November 4, 2015. [Read more…]

6,300 demandes seront acceptées pour traitement sur la base du “premier arrivé, premier servi”

Le Programme des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec (PTQQ) a rouvert ses portes au profit de candidats potentiels partout à travers le monde, motives à préparer et soumettre une demande au plus vite, au cours de ce cycle de demandes qui a commencé le 4 novembre 2015. [Read more…]

Canada’s new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has named his government’s cabinet of ministers. These Members of Parliament have been handed specific departments and will aim to carry out the new Liberal government’s agenda, which is likely to include significant changes within the department of Citizenship, Immigration and Refugees. [Read more…]

New online system facilitates applications made by Canadian employers to hire LMIA-exempt foreign workers

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has launched a new online system, known as the Employer Portal, for managing the processing of offers of employment made by Canadian employers to foreign workers through the International Mobility Program (IMP). The Employer Portal came into operation on October 26, 2015. [Read more…]

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has announced the reopening of its ‘International Skilled Worker – Express Entry’, a sub-category of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Up to 500 further applications will be accepted, as of November 2, 2015.

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