Canada Open Work Permit: Effective January 21, 2025, Canada has introduced stricter eligibility criteria for family Open Work Permits (OWPs), limiting them to spouses of specific foreign workers and ...
On January 14, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that effective January 21, 2025, open work permit (OWP) eligibility will be changed so that only spouses of certain ...
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has released a new report with recommendations for how Canada can improve the ...
Migrant workers in Canada have been exposed to “shocking abuse and discrimination” while working under the country’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), according to a new report by Amnesty ...
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The IRCC announced in August 2024 the early termination of a public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within the country, effective immediately. The policy had been introduced in ...
Although the short-term adjustments to Canada’s policy changes may be painful, sector leaders remain positive for the long-term positioning of the country as a welcoming destination for students and ...
Paperwork for migrant workers taking months or more than a year to process Migrants lose right to work, access health care amid processing delays Some migrants turning to exploitative employers or ...
The public are invited to provide feedback on the Government’s updated work-permit policy, which aims to set processing times for standard applications to six weeks. The amended rules will be ...