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By Occasional Contributors | 5 Minutes Read May 23, 2019

Hiring international students to address Canadian skills shortages – Immigration considerations

Canada's immigration policies have been designed to allow foreign students attending school in Canada to obtain work experience in Canada. Many international students will also be able to eventually transition to Canadian permanent resident status.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards / employment law, international students, off-campus work program, permanent residence, post-graduate work permits, skills shortage, study permit

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 3 Minutes Read June 14, 2012

Opportunities Ontario offers permanent residence to international students with a job offer

Opportunities Ontario, Ontario's provincial nominee program, has further expanded its International Student Category to include international students who have a job offer from an employer located in Ontario. The International Student with a Job Offer Stream is different from the PhD Graduate Stream and Masters Graduate Stream because it includes international students who are: (a) graduating from two-year undergraduate diploma/degree programs, or (b) graduating from one year post-graduate degree/certificate programs, even if they are not considered Masters-level programs...

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Immigration / Canadian International Development Agency, International Student Category, international student with job offer, international students, Job offer, National Occupational Classification, NOC, ontario, Opportunities Ontario, permanent residence, provincial nominee program

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 3 Minutes Read November 17, 2011

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

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.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Immigration / Centralized Intake Office, Citizenship and Immigration, doctoral program, federal skilled worker, foreign nationals, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, international students, Ministerial Instructions

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