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Some essential workers exempt from work permits and quarantine

Certain foreign workers who are looking to work in essential occupations may only need a temporary resident visa (TRV) or an electronic travel authorization (eTA) to work in Canada, rather than a work permit. Foreign workers who are coming to Canada to support critical infrastructure and who are exempt from the travel restrictions, may not need a work permit to work legally […]

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Categories: Work , covid , COVID-19 , foreign workers , immigrant workers , temporary foreign worker , temporary resident , Temporary resident permit , temporary visa
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Canadian work permit options for entrepreneurs in 2021

Canada has made some policy changes affecting immigration pathways for entrepreneurs. In recent weeks, Canada announced that the Owner/Operator category under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) will be removed on April 1, 2021. This category allowed applicants to apply for a work permit without having to do the advertising requirement of the Labour Market […]

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Categories: Work , Canadian work permit , entrepreneur immigration , Entrepreneur Stream , immigrant entrepreneurs , work in Canada
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Quebec turns to nurses abroad to fill shortages

The Quebec health network is seeking to fill its current shortage of nurses by recruiting abroad. This information was reported by the French-language media, Radio-Canada. According to the information reported, recruitment sessions will be held in France and Belgium over the next few months in order to “attract at least 1,700 nurses and more than […]

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Categories: Immigrate , National & Regional News , Quebec , Canada immigration , express entry , Nurses , PNP , Quebec immigration , Quebec skilled worker , work in Canada
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Canada expanding processing capacity to expedite family reunion

Canada is expanding the Case Processing Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia in an effort to process more applications and reunite families faster. IRCC will get new office space and be able to hire 62 additional employees, according to a media release. These new employees will primarily work on family class overseas applications. With these new […]

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Categories: Settle , common-law , family , family class , family class immigration Canada , family class sponsorship , family reunification , family reunification Canada , family sponsorship , family sponsorship canada , Sponsor Spouse , spouse , Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Canadian Coast Guard Confirm New Regions’ Boundaries to Improve Services to the Arctic 

Sustainable fisheries, marine safety, and protection of the marine environment are of critical importance to Arctic communities. In 2018, Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced the creation of stand-alone Arctic Regions to advance reconciliation, partnerships and collaboration with Inuit, First Nation and Métis Nation organizations and governments, provinces and territories and other partners.
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Tribunal Initiates Expiry Review—Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe from China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an expiry review of its finding made on March 29, 2016, in Inquiry No. NQ-2015-002, to determine if the expiry of the finding is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping and subsidizing of carbon and alloy steel line pipe from the People’s Republic of China and is likely to result in injury.
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Tribunal Initiates Final Injury Inquiry—Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Oman and Russia

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar, originating in or exported from the Sultanate of Oman and the Russian Federation, has caused injury or retardation, or is threatening to cause injury. This final injury inquiry was initiated further to a notice received from the Canada Border Services Agency stating that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping of the above-mentioned goods.
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Government of Canada announces support for Alberta hog producers

Today, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie Claude Bibeau, and Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Devin Dreeshen, announced the launch of an initiative under the AgriRecovery Framework to provide up to $3 million to assist hog producers impacted by processing shut downs due to the pandemic. Funding for the initiative is cost shared on a 60/40 basis between Canada and Alberta.
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