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International students are getting more PGWPs and median earnings are increasing

The number of international student graduates getting a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) has increased dramatically, a new Statistics Canada study says. The PGWP allows eligible international graduates to work anywhere in Canada for up to three years, depending on the length of their study program.

By Shelby Thevenot

Why more Canadian employers are hiring foreign workers

Canadian employers hire hundreds of thousands of international workers every year through more than 100 different work permit pathways. With the exception of 2020, these numbers have only been going up since 2015 and there are no signs of stopping.

By Shelby Thevenot

How to apply for a Canadian open work permit

Open work permits allow foreign workers the flexibility to choose where they work in Canada.

By Shelby Thevenot

LMIA-exempt work permits for employers

You might be able to hire a temporary foreign worker without doing a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), or even bring people to work in Canada without a work permit if they fall under one of these exemptions.

By Shelby Thevenot

How to extend your temporary status in Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offers a number of options that allow temporary residents to stay in Canada, even when waiting on a decision for permanent residence, or temporary residence.

By Shelby Thevenot

IRCC extends Interim Authorization to Work policy for TRVs in Canada until February 2023

Canada has extended temporary COVID-19 measures for another year for eligible Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) holders who are in Canada and want to apply for a work permit supported by a job offer without leaving the country. These pandemic measures, originally introduced in August 2020, will now be in effect until February 28, 2023.

By Shelby Thevenot

Quebec releases 2022 list of occupations eligible for facilitated LMIA

Quebec released a new list of in-demand occupations that benefit from facilitated processing under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.

By Alexandra Miekus

Québec publie une mise à jour de la liste des professions admissibles au traitement simplifié

Québec a publié la nouvelle liste des professions qui bénéficient du traitement simplifié dans le cadre du processus d’étude d’impact sur le marché du travail (EIMT).

By Alexandra Miekus

Canada’s top jobs for LMIA-exempt work permit holders in 2021

Most of Canada’s foreign workers fall under the International Mobility Program (IMP). In 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued more than 315,000 work permits under the IMP alone. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) accounted for about 104,000 work permits issued.

By Shelby Thevenot