Canada’s successful Global Talent Stream is set to be made permanent, according to federal government plans. GTS, which offers two-week Canada work permit processing for referred employers and targeted technology jobs, has been lauded by the business community as a crucial tool in attracting foreign talent. The two-year pilot was launched in 2017 and is…
The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program list of In-Demand Occupations has been updated to include 12 new positions. Jobs ranging from computer programmers and interactive media developers (NOC 2174) all the way to tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 6342) have been added to the list. Other occupations to be added include accounting technicians (NOC 1311)…
April 26, 2019 – New data reveals some of the top Canada jobs most likely to see candidates receive Canada Express Entry immigration Invitations to Apply in 2019. Technology and engineering occupations are at the top of the list for the most in-demand positions in Canada. Both fall under NOC 21 for professional occupations in…
A further notice warning of processing delays for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) has been issued by Canada’s federal government. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), which handles Canada work permit and LMIA requests, has published average processing times by each Temporary Foreign Worker Program category. The times range from 10 business days for the…
Saskatchewan immigration has removed four occupations from its In-Demand Occupations List as of April 17, 2019. The occupations to be removed are land surveyors (NOC 2154), technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology (NOC 2255), tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 6342), and appliance servicers and repairers (NOC 7332). The move comes after Saskatchewan conducted an…
Quebec employers filled 300 vacancies with temporary foreign workers on a recent recruitment drive in the Moroccan city of Casablanca. Positions in welding, health, hospitality, information technology and catering were all filled on the provincial government-organized recruitment mission. It was the first Quebec recruitment drive to be held outside Europe. The 22 Quebec employers represented…