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Citizenship and Immigration Canada proposes regulatory changes to the temporary foreign worker program

June 19, 2013 Henry J. Chang Corporate Immigration, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring, 0

In early April 2013, it was reported that 45 Royal Bank of Canada employees would be losing their jobs because the company had outsourced several technology services to a California-based firm that specializes in sending jobs offshore. RBC faced a severe public backlash over the incident and Citizenship and Immigration Canada subsequently published proposed regulatory amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations…

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CIC adds new eligibility stream for doctoral students under the Federal Skilled Worker Program

November 17, 2011 Henry J. Chang Corporate Immigration, Human Resources

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration recently issued a fourth set of Ministerial Instructions (MI-4), which came into force on November 5, 2011. According to MI-4, the Federal Skilled Worker program will now have a new eligibility stream for international students pursuing doctoral (PhD) studies at Canadian institutions. This adds an additional 1,000 numbers to the current cap of 10,000, which are available to FSW applicants who do not have arranged employment.

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CIC imposes temporary moratorium on sponsorship of parents and grandparents

November 17, 2011 Henry J. Chang Corporate Immigration, Human Resources

On November 5, 2011, a temporary pause (i.e., a moratorium) was imposed on the sponsorship of parents and grandparents under the Family Class. However, to temper the effect of this decision, the Government of Canada has announced that it will increase the number of sponsored parents and grandparents that Canada will admit next year, from nearly 15,500 in 2010, to 25,000 in 2012, in order to clear out the existing backlog. It will also introduce a Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, which will allow parents and grandparents to remain in Canada for up to 24 months at a time. Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applicants will be required to obtain private Canadian healthcare insurance for their stay in Canada but the visas will be valid for up to 10 years.

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Fact or fiction: The use of illegal employment in provincial nominee applications

January 20, 2011 Henry J. Chang Corporate Immigration, Human Resources

Earlier this month, the QMI Agency reported that senior Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials had said illegal work experience could count towards a permanent residence application filed under a Provincial Nominee Program. Was this fact or fiction?