Info Session: Canada’s Economic Immigration Programs

 

current um global events application applicants may find it difficult to find an available biometrics appointment which could delay the processing of their application it’s also important to note that the international mobility program which does include the working holiday program aims to promote canada’s broad economic social and cultural interests and it’s not designed to be to fill labor shortages um so the temporary foreign worker program is designed to allow employers in canada to hire foreign workers when there are no canadians or permanent residents so really this program is a cultural program but if you’re looking for the immigration to fill their needs you need to use a variety of different programs

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Does the candidate need a visa to come to Canada?

• YES
  • Must apply for work permit online or at Visa Application Centre (VAC) in advance
• NO
  • Can apply for work permit at a Canadian Port of Entry
    (Option to apply online in advance)

so where does a worker apply for a work permit does a candidate need a visa to travel to canada and if they require a visa if the answer to that question is yes they need to apply for a work permit online or at a visa application center if the answer to that question is no

they can apply for a work permit at a canadian port of entry so at the airport or at the land border when they enter canada

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• Meet the conditions listed on the work permit, including the job location and length of time they can work in Canada
• Meet the details of the offer of employment, including occupation, duties, pay and working conditions
• Set up medical insurance and workers’ compensation benefits
• Be active in the business as long as the work permit is valid
• Meet all applicable employment and recruiting laws
• Make sure the workplace is free of abuse
• Cooperate with an inspection of employer compliance
• Keep documents for six years

so employers hiring foreign workers must comply with all applicable recruitment and employment laws this includes ensuring that workplace is free of abuse and providing duties wages and working conditions consistent with the job offer and the work permit so in a work permit application employers will be evaluated on whether the offer of employment is

genuine past history of compliance with commitments outlined in the offer of employment compliance with federal provincial or territorial laws and if the employer has been banned from hiring foreign nationals as per immigration regulations so in cases where the employer is found to have not complied with previous commitments to foreign workers the employer may be deemed ineligible to hire a foreign worker for up to two years

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IRCC is working to reduce temporary residence applications in the inventory, with the aim of meeting service standards.

We are aiming to improve our processes for permanent residence, temporary residence and citizenship and how we deliver client service

PERMANENT RESIDENCECITIZENSHIP

Measures to improve client experience

TEMPORARY RESIDENCE

so before we continue i’d like to address our processing times on all of the lines of business including work permit applications so in addition in addition to the pandemic global events such as afghanistan and ukraine has stretched our processing capacity and widespread

travel restrictions local public health measures and constraints on our partners have all had a significant impact on foreign workers ability to provide complete applications or to travel so

measures taken to protect the health and safety of employees also affected ircc’s ability to process applications which has lengthened our processing times so there is a commitment on behalf of the government to reduce the wait times and improve the client services but it’s always important that when you’re making your hr plan that you look online ircc has a check my processing time um tab on the website and you can see how long it takes to process the various applications

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• Federal Skilled Worker Program
• Federal Skilled Trades Program
• Canadian Experience Class
• Provincial & Territorial Nominee Programs
• Atlantic Immigration Pilot
• Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot
• Quebec-selected Skilled Workers
• Start-up Visa PROGRAM
• Self-employed
• Agri-food Immigration Pilot
• Home Child Care Provider Pilot
• Home Support Worker Pilot

so let’s move on to talk about permanent residence did you know that in 2021 canada welcomed over 400 000 new permanent residents traditionally economic immigrants make up about 60 percent of the newcomers who arrive in the country access to canada’s permanent residence is often an incentive for foreign workers to move to canada canada has a range of economic immigration programs both national and regional which all contribute towards strengthening canada’s labor market so the permanent resident pathways that early childhood educators may wish to investigate are the skilled worker the canadian experience class and the provincial nominee program which we heard about earlier and they’re all accessed through the express entry program there are other permanent resident programs which address regional and industry specific labor markets needs such as the two pilot programs in purple on this slide such as the home care provider and home support worker pilot now these two pilots are for the knock codes 4 4 11 and 4 for 12 which are for live in caregivers in private residences so they probably do not um meet your needs right now for for who you are who you would be hiring but employers can support skilled workers from abroad by helping them qualify for permanent residence through express entry and the next slide please