August 12, 2008 — The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced the details of the Canadian Experience Class, a proposed new avenue for immigration for certain temporary foreign workers and foreign student graduates with Canadian work experience. Unlike other existing programs, this proposal will allow an applicant’s Canadian experience to be considered [...]

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - July 28, 2008) - Skilled workers who are new to Canada will get the help they need to integrate into the workforce and their communities through a new project funded by the Government of Canada. Senator Hugh Segal announced today on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and [...]

If you want to work in Canada after you graduate from your studies, you must apply for a work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program.
Post-Graduation Work Permit Program
The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program allows students who have graduated from a participating Canadian post-secondary institution to gain valuable [...]

For Saskatchewan employers struggling to hire people skilled in the mechanical trades, relief will soon be on the way.
New Canadians with international training who immigrate to Saskatchewan will be able to integrate into the work force more easily, under a recently announced federal pilot project.
The federal government has invested $3 million in the Foreign Credential [...]

There are far better ways to deliver a fair and effective immigration system than giving the minister of immigration sweeping subjective power to pick and choose immigrants. Some suggestions:
1. Change the point system and give extra points to applicants with in-demand skills and to those who have relatives in Canada. In Australia, [...]

This time the U.S. government has really missed the boat. No, I’m not talking about our failed policy in Iraq, the gas crisis, the mortgage crisis made even worse by fact that Freddie and Fannie Mae need a federal bailout when the federal government doesn’t have any money because we’re operating under major deficit spending [...]

OTTAWA — Greg Hamon chuckles to himself as he recalls how he began his courtship with his wife, Sonia, by writing letters to her in El Salvador.
“She didn’t have a computer and we had friends to help us translate,” he says.
Their correspondence began in January 2003 after Sonia spotted Hamon in a photograph taken by [...]

OTTAWA - Greg Hamon chuckles to himself as he recalls how he began his courtship with his wife, Sonia, by writing letters to her in El Salvador.
“She didn’t have a computer and we had friends to help us translate,” he says.
Their correspondence began in January 2003 after Sonia spotted Hamon in a photograph taken by [...]

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — National consultations on Canada’s immigration priorities are getting underway with a session in St. John’s, N.L.
Federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley announced the private consultations following the passage of Bill C-50 which brought about changes to the country’s immigration legislation.
Under the new rules, the minister has the authority to issue [...]

Never underestimate the common wisdom of the common people. That wisdom prevailed recently following a highly politicized parliamentary debate over Canadian immigration policy.
Opposition parties ranted and raved about Bill C-50, a budget bill introduced by Conservatives last spring that included provisions to modernize immigration procedures.
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