Virtual coast-to-coast events being staged in the wake of a new study that shows Canada has overtaken the United States as the most attractive destination for foreign workers.
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The Legacy of Canada’s Caregiver Policies: Part II
The legacy of the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) is rife with complaints of abuse and exploitation, despite successive revisions to the original guidelines. This piece focuses on the changes in caregiver policies over the years—and the practices that continue to persist. This is part of a larger series profiling newcomers across Canada whose lives have been touched by Canada’s immigration policies.
View More The Legacy of Canada’s Caregiver Policies: Part IIImmigration Canada Reports Rise in Suicide Calls from Visa Applicants
Visa applicants reaching out to Immigration Canada are increasingly expressing intentions of suicide because of pandemic-related processing delays.
View More Immigration Canada Reports Rise in Suicide Calls from Visa ApplicantsVisa Processing Times for Foreign Workers “Are Absolutely Ridiculous”
New report calls for “Trusted Employer Program” to address growing foreign worker visa backlog
View More Visa Processing Times for Foreign Workers “Are Absolutely Ridiculous”About “Cheap Immigrant Labour” and Student “Cash Cows”
This third edition of our special project “Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in COVID-19 Literacy” focuses on the unique challenges faced by temporary residents, migrant workers, asylum seekers and international students.
View More About “Cheap Immigrant Labour” and Student “Cash Cows”Senators and Unions Push for Temporary Migrant Workers to Remain in Canada
A new study shows more than eight in 10 Canadians support providing a way for temporary foreign workers to remain in Canada.
View More Senators and Unions Push for Temporary Migrant Workers to Remain in CanadaObtuse Visa System Blocks Foreign Workers to Canada
There are two simple ways the federal government can show how serious it is about getting foreign workers to Canada, writes Fabian Dawson
View More Obtuse Visa System Blocks Foreign Workers to CanadaCanadian Chamber of Commerce: Foreign Worker Program Hanging ‘by its Fingernails’
Canada is “clinging” to its Temporary Foreign Worker Program by “its fingernails,” the senior vice president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce warned, saying public and government attitudes towards the program are putting the Canadian…
View More Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Foreign Worker Program Hanging ‘by its Fingernails’Foreign Worker Program Needs a Rethink
Controversy over Canada’s temporary foreign workers program – and perceptions that some employers are abusing it – made headlines earlier this year. U of T Magazine editor Scott Anderson asked Jeffrey Reitz, a sociology professor…
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