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CANADA: Government Updates Global Talent Occupations List
July 12, 2019
Effective July 2019, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has updated the Global Talent Occupations List.
Read MoreCANADA: Processing Delays and New Wage Thresholds for Labour Market Impact Assessments
April 24, 2019
Warnings from Employment and Social Development Canada that processing times for LMIA applications have increased.
Read MoreCANADA-UNITED STATES: Tech, Talent, and Immigration [Updated: November 19, 2019]
April 5, 2019
Canada takes advantage of tightening U.S. immigration policies of the Trump administration, making its successful Global Talent Stream permanent. Foreign talent in the technology industry is moving north to Canada and its booming tech scene - due in significant part to friendly immigration policy.
Read MoreCANADA: Law Change Makes Drunk Driving a Serious Offence; Potential Implications for Visa Applicants
July 10, 2018
An amendment to the Criminal Code in Canada has doubled the maximum prospective punishment for drunk driving (‘DUI’ – Driving Under the Influence) from five years to ten years. Now classed as “serious criminality” in Canada, a foreign national with a prior DUI, may now be inadmissible.
Read MoreCANADA: Government Adds Three More Occupations to Global Talent Stream
June 14, 2018
On 12th June 2018, the Canadian government marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Global Talent Stream pilot by expanding the Global Talent Occupations List, bringing the total number of qualifying jobs on the list to thirteen.
Read MoreCANADA: UAE Citizens Visa-Free Starting June 5
May 31, 2018
Effective June 5, citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will no longer require a visa to enter Canada. UAE nationals will be granted entry with only a valid UAE passport and an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). The new visa waiver is applicable for business, tourism, and family visits.
Read MoreCANADA & PORTUGAL: New Opportunities for Young Workers
May 9, 2018
Starting in 2019, the new bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangement between Canada and Portugal will authorise up to 2,000 Canadian nationals aged 18 to 35 to live and work in Portugal, and up to 2,000 Portuguese nationals aged 18 to 35 to live and work in Canada for periods of up to two years.
Read MoreCANADA: Government Announces Expansion of Biometric Collection
April 25, 2018
On 6 April 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced they will be expanding the current Biometrics Program from summer 2018 to include most nationalities.
Read MoreCANADA: Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership
March 16, 2018
On 8th March 2018, Canada signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), along with Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Amongst other free-trade provisions, the CPTPP provides eased reciprocal immigration provisions for the entry and stay of nationals of partner countries as short-term business visitors, temporary […]
Read MoreCANADA: Government Lifts Visa Requirement for Bulgarians and Romanians
December 8, 2017
Effective 1st December 2017, nationals of Bulgaria and Romania no longer need a visa to travel to Canada for short stays (normally for up to six months) for visiting, business and tourism. However, similar to other visa-exempt travellers, they will need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport. eTA Visa-exempt […]
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