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Waiting for PR: Provincial Nominees and Express Entry Candidates Work Permit Options

Jul 28, 2020
3 min

Waiting for PR: Provincial Nominees and Express Entry Candidates Work Permit Options

Have you been nominated by a province for permanent residence in Canada? Or gotten an invitation to apply on Express Entry? Here we discuss eligibility for a work permit extension under those circumstances. Most people have heard of a bridging open work permit but there is a lot of confusion at which point one becomes eligible to apply for this work permit and also what your options may be if you are not eligible at the moment but need to get a work permit extension regardle

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Agricultural LMIA, Work Permit & PR Updates: Great Opportunity!

May 13, 2020
3 min

Agricultural LMIA, Work Permit & PR Updates: Great Opportunity!

If you are an employer in the agricultural or food business in Canada, the latest changes in LMIA and work permit field are great for you! If you are an international worker looking to work in Canada on a work permit with opportunities to apply for permanent residence later, you are in luck! Due to COVID-19 a number of shifts in immigration policy have been announced in order to deal with certain economic challenges in Canada and namely those that concern unemployment and job

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Work Permit in 4 Weeks: Global Talent Stream

Mar 13, 2020
3 min

Work Permit in 4 Weeks: Global Talent Stream

Certain in-demand and specialized occupations are eligible for fast work permit processing in Canada. The Global Talent Stream is the name of the program that facilitates fast Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) processing both by Service Canada and by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). For instance, LMIA applications filed under this particular stream are not subject to a minimum advertising duration which constitutes three months on a regular high wage o

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Owner-Operator LMIA

Mar 2, 2020
3 min

Owner-Operator LMIA

The owner-operator LMIA is a type of Labour Market Impact Assessment issued to a business owner or majority shareholder who is looking to work within their own business in Canada. With this type of LMIA, you can get a work permit in order to legally work within your own firm. The type of person who would be ideal for an owner-operator LMIA may have the following characteristics: - owns more then 50% of a Canadian business - has relevant business work experience or has technic

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Everything a Job Seeker Needs to Know about the LMIA

Dec 24, 2019
3 min

Everything a Job Seeker Needs to Know about the LMIA

LMIA stands for Labour Market Impact Assessment and is a labour market verification process whereby Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) assesses an offer of employment to ensure that the employment of a foreign worker will not have a negative impact on the Canadian labor market. Therefor, if a positive LMIA is issued, that means that ESDC has determined that hiring a foreign worker will result in a neutral or positive effect on the labour market in Canada. What ki

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Work Permits for French Speakers

Oct 9, 2019
3 min

Work Permits for French Speakers

Do you need a job offer to support your application for immigration to Canada? Or do you simply want to take advantage of a temporary work permit? As many have come to find out, the nature of the foreign recruitment process is so costly and time consuming for Canadian employers that many are discouraged from ever trying although they may have a genuine need to hire an employee and are unable to find one locally. The process to which we are referring to is called the Labour Ma

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Agri-Food Permanent Residence Program Updates

Aug 20, 2019
3 min

Agri-Food Permanent Residence Program Updates

In early 2020, an application for permanent residence will be available under the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot for a period of three years, until 2023. This new pilot aims to attract and retain workers by providing them with an opportunity to become permanent residents and filling skill shortages, driving local economies, and creating and supporting middle-class jobs in communities across the country that will benefit all Canadians. The target industries are particularly in me

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Permanent Residence for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

Jul 23, 2019
3 min

Permanent Residence for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

There are some monumental changes to immigration policy that allow construction workers who overstayed their visas and therefore remained in Canada illegally, to now obtain permanent resident status along with their accompanying family members. The regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) that are included are as follows: City of Toronto, Durham Region, Halton Region, Peel Region, York Region. Construction workers living in the aforementioned regions and working in an eligib

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New Agri-Food Immigration Pilot

Jul 16, 2019
2 min

New Agri-Food Immigration Pilot

In early 2020, an application for permanent residence will be available under the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot for a period of three years, until 2023. This new pilot aims to attract and retain workers by providing them with an opportunity to become permanent residents and filling skill shortages, driving local economies, and creating and supporting middle-class jobs in communities across the country that will benefit all Canadians. The target industries are particularly in me

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5 Tips to get your LMIA Approved

Jul 9, 2019
6 min

5 Tips to get your LMIA Approved

Many companies across Canada struggle to fill positions due to an acute labour shortage in certain industries. Canada is a vast territory of land, the second biggest country in the world in land size, with a small population of only 37.06 million (2018) people. As such, it can be difficult to find skilled workers in industries such as construction, healthcare, retail and wholesale trade, services, technology, manufacturing, agriculture and energy. We have spoken to many busin

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