The United States and Canada closed the border
On March 18, 2020, the governments of the United States and Canada announced they decided to close the border to all nonessential travels between the two countries as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Supply chain workers, as well as trade and commerce-related travels, will still continue. Earlier, Canada also restricted entry to Canada for all foreigners. In terms of immigration, these measures make it impossible to flagpole at the Port of Entry. IRCC called not to try this in order to validate the PR or get a new Work or Study Permit.
#IRCC, #USA, #Port_of_Entry, #flagpoling
Service Canada issued 40,926 positive LMIAs in the fourth quarter of 2019
According to the official data by the government, the number of temporary foreign worker (TFW) positions on positive Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) in the fourth quarter was 40,926. This was a serious increase compared to the third and second quarters when Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) issued 25,866 and 24,517 positive LMIAs respectively. Most of LMIAs in the fourth quarter were issued in Ontario – 14,618 (35.7%), Quebec – 10,040 (24.5%), and British Columbia – 9,978 (24.3%). In total, Canada issued 129,558 positive LMIAs in 2019.
#LMIA, #TFW, #Work_in_Canada, #ESDC
Canada issued 7,030 work permits for caregivers in the TFWP in 2019
In 2019, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 7,030 work permits for caregivers in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP). 3,470 work permits were issued to live-in caregivers and 3,560 for caregivers. Most of those foreign workers started to work in Ontario, which admitted 1,715 live-in caregivers and 1,780 caregivers. British Columbia admitted 1,020 live-in caregivers and 970 caregivers. Alberta admitted 500 live-in caregivers and 545 caregivers.
#caregivers, #live_in_caregivers, #WP, #work_permits, #TFWP, #IRCC, #work_in_Canada