Over 300,000 Temporary Foreign Workers Currently in Canada
As of December 1, 2013, there were 338,189 temporary foreign workers in Canada. This number has increased significantly from 2005, when foreign workers numbered 140,668.The majority of foreign workers enter…
Canada Will Soon Need 250,000 New Construction Workers
Canada needs over 250,000 new construction workers between now and the year 2021, says a leading industry organization.BuildForce Canada, a national construction organization, recently released this statistic in Construction Looking…
Aerospace Industry Set to Expand in Quebec
Three major European aerospace companies have announced plans to establish a presence in Montreal. Together the Austrian, French, and German companies will create nearly 200 jobs in the next few…
Federal Skilled Worker Program Opens Saturday
After a long wait, the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) will open its doors to applicants this Sunday, May 4. Excited applicants from around the world are already preparing their…
Ministerial Instructions Announced for Immigration Programs
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has issued a number of Ministerial Instructions pertaining to a range of Canadian immigration programs. The Ministerial Instructions were published in the Canada Gazette, a…
Foreign Born Canadians at Historical High
Over 6.8 million Canadians were born outside of Canada, according to new information from Statistics Canada. This staggering figure means that 20.6 percent of the population, or one in five…
Family Class Immigration Increased in 2012
2012 saw a 15 percent increase in immigration through Family Class sponsorship, according to a recent announcement by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).The Family Class is a Canadian immigration stream…
Saving lives and protecting migrants: Operation Liberterra II
Douala – From September 29 to October 4, 2024, a major effort to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling took place in Douala, Cameroon. This initiative, named "Operation Liberterra II,"…
Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program to Reopen in 2014
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced that the Parent and Grandparent sponsorship stream will re-open on January 2, 2014. At that time, the program’s processing time is expected to…
Canada Courts Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is visiting Silicon Valley to push the government’s newest business immigration program, the Entrepreneur Start-Up Visa.The Start-Up Visa was created to target immigrant entrepreneurs who…