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CIC announces changes to the Canadian Experience Class

On November 9, 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced significant changes to the Canadian Experience Class (“CEC”). Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) will now impose a total annual cap on the number of new CEC applications that it accepts and introduce limits on the number of applications that may be accepted in certain occupations. In addition, CIC will change the timing of when language ability is assessed.

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Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with Social Insurance Number Regulation, a sixty-year old job applicant that was denied a job interview, and CPP regulation amendments that eliminate work cessation test and SIN cards.

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The value of working from home questioned: Whether to implement flexible work arrangements or not?

The recent decision by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to ban working from home for “Yahoos” has been both widely criticised and applauded. The decision has been criticised for undermining the growing trend toward telecommuting and other flexible work arrangements which enable employees to better balance work/life challenges, especially important to women with children [...]

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