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25 Oct 2024
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Canada Open work permits for Hong Kong recent graduates.

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Under these facilitative measures, the following clients may be eligible as a principal applicant or an accompanying dependant:

residents of Hong Kong, as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, regardless of place of physical residence
recent graduate which means that the principal applicant has obtained an educational credential in the 10 years immediately preceding the submission of an application
immediate family members of Hong Kong residents who will be working or studying in Canada
Residents of Hong Kong
In these instructions, residents of Hong Kong are defined under paragraphs R190(2)(d) and (e) as foreign nationals who hold a passport issued by

the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China
the United Kingdom to a British National Overseas (BNO), as a person born, naturalized, or registered in Hong Kong

21 Sep 2024
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Canada announced new Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) LMIA based Program.

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When Canadians and permanent residents are unable to fill employment openings, an unusual measure known as the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) LMIA-based Program may be implemented.
In light of the existing labor market conditions in Canada, the Minister of Employment & Workforce has announced modifications to the LMIA TFW program, which will take effect on September 26, 2024, with the aim of further decreasing the program’s dependence on Canadian employers.

In particular:

1. The Low-wage Stream’s 10% employer cap on temporary foreign workers will be in effect. Canada.
2. Employers looking to fill labor shortages in the food processing, construction, and healthcare industries will be exempt from this rule and may maintain a maximum of 20%.
3. The maximum work term for any Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) that are granted for Low-wage Stream occupations is one year.
In the event that the unemployment rate in any Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) is greater than 6%, the Refusal to Process (RTP) policy will come into effect.
5. Employers looking to fill labor shortages in the food processing, construction, and healthcare industries will be exempt.

Four times a year, following the publication of each financial quarter’s first Labour Force Survey, the CMA unemployment rate data will be updated. On the same day that the data is released, the list will be updated.

Employers in Canada have an obligation to make investments in the whole pool of workers in the nation, including youth, immigrants, and people with disabilities, who are far too frequently underutilized as a source of economic opportunity.

To make sure that the people they currently employ are able to adjust to the economy of the future, companies must also invest in retraining or upskilling.In order to guarantee that only firms with substantiated labor market needs have access to the Program, the Government of Canada will keep an eye on the state of the labour market and implement additional program modifications as needed in the upcoming months.

Further evaluation of the Program will be conducted within the next ninety days. The outcome may include modifications to the High-Wage Stream, to LMIA applications that are now pending and have not yet been filled, to sectoral exceptions, or to the denial of processing of more LMIA applications, including those pertaining to rural areas.

29 Aug 2024
Canada has removed its interim policy enabling foreign visitors to apply for work permits within the country.

Canada has removed its interim policy enabling foreign visitors to apply for work permits within the country.

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August 28, 2024, Ottawa With immediate effect, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has terminated a provisional government policy that permitted travelers to petition for a work permit from within the country.

The COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions prevented some tourists from leaving the country, thus the IRCC developed the policy in August 2020 to assist those visitors. Visitors to Canada may apply for a work visa under the scheme without needing to exit the nation. Additionally, while they awaited the outcome of their new work permit application, foreign nationals who had possessed a work permit for the preceding 12 months but had altered their status to “visitor” could seek to work lawfully in Canada.

The IRCC is terminating the temporary policy, despite the fact that it was scheduled to expire on February 28, 2025. This action is being taken as a part of our broader efforts to maintain the integrity of the immigration system and adjust the number of temporary residents in Canada. The IRCC is also aware that certain unscrupulous individuals were deceiving foreign people into working in Canada without authorization by utilizing the rules.

Applications filed before August 28, 2024 will still be processed by IRCC in accordance with the policy.

21 Aug 2024
new update on LMIA and temporary foreign worker permit of Canada

An update on an important change pertaining to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).

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Ministers Address Systemic Abuse in the LMIA Program

LMIA: The long-overdue requirement for modifications to stop system abuse;

Since Ministers are actively contemplating additional modifications to solve persistent issues and enhance the program’s efficacy, the program has recently taken center stage. Speaking out against systemic abuses by Canadian businesses, the Ministers of Immigration, Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages have also weighed in.

Steps Taken to Stop TFWP Abuse

Minister Boissonnault targeted Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) abusers with a series of measures during a news conference on August 6th on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), which is handling LMIA applications. In particular, these were:

Stricter Rules for Employers

Restricting temporary foreign workers—including those in the “dual intent sub-stream” who plan to apply for permanent residency—by a constant 20%. More rigorous regulations will also apply to employers employing the dual intent stream: – Tighter supervision over the issue of Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and inspections, especially in high-risk locations.

  1. Potential hikes in the LMIA price to pay for further processing and integrity efforts.
  2. Enforcing employer eligibility requirements, which could involve more stringent requirements like a minimum number of years in business or taking into account an employer’s history of layoffs.
  3. Introducing restrictions and declining to process applications for the TFWP’s low-wage stream, particularly for employers in particular sectors and industries that have a history of abuse.
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