Canada Visa

Despite the geographic distance between the two countries, Canadian ties to the Philippines remain strong, with more than 47,000 Canadian visitor visas issued to Filipinos last year. Further strengthening the ties between the two nations is the fact that nearly 30,000 Philippine citizens gained Canadian permanent residency in 2013. Filipino interest in both visiting, and […]

A newly published report alleges that Ontario employment recruiters are illegally charging fees to temporary foreign workers for jobs that may not even exist, and in some cases also seizing workers’ passports. Published by The Metcalf Foundation, the report states that recruiters are charging temporary foreign workers fees as high as $12,000 for jobs that

Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has introduced an immigration model titled “Express Entry,” which will serve as Canada’s new system to actively recruit economic immigrants. Commencing in 2015, the new Express Entry system is designed to make Canada’s immigration system more flexible and responsive to the country’s labor needs.  Alexander explained that the new immigration

British Columbia has reached an agreement with the Canadian government that will likely result in an increased number of temporary foreign workers to meet the expected demand of the province’s thriving natural resources sector. BC Premier Christy Clark signed the accord that recognizes her province’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry as a potential “nation builder”

The Ontario government has introduced legislation aimed at attracting a greater number of skilled immigrant workers, and the new law may also represent a new opportunity for wealthy immigrants in the wake of the recent cancellation of the federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP). The proposed Ontario Immigration Act is supposed to work in sync with

Canada will welcome 70 percent more young Irish workers under a new agreement between the Canadian and Irish governments. Under the agreement, Canada will issue 10,700 International Experience Canada (IEC) permits to Irish citizens under the age of 35 in 2014, a significant increase over the 6,350 IEC permits issued to Irish individuals last year.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the authority on immigration in Canada, issues visitor visas to foreign residents who wish to come to Canada for short periods of time. Visitors to Canada are not allowed to work, study or live in Canada permanently unless they first leave Canada and re-apply for a more appropriate visa. Not everyone

Foreign residents who wish to work in Canada must obtain a work permit before beginning employment. In some instances people may enter Canada temporarily solely to work. These applicants may then choose to change their immigration status to something more permanent (such as a Permanent Residency), to extend their work permit or to leave Canada.