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Canada will need one million trades workers by 2020, according to Skills Canada, and employment minister Jason Kenney says there is a paradox in the current economy that needs to be overcome to meet this target. “We have to prepare for this paradox of a growing...
Ottawa, June 16, 2014 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to mark Jamaican Diaspora Day: “Today is Jamaican Diaspora Day, a day that will be celebrated by many countries around the world. Some estimates suggest...
The Canadian government plans to fast track the immigration process. In an exclusive interview with Business Today, Canada's minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Alexander said that from the start of 2015, the country would adopt a new system for...
June 3, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario – Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, highlighted government initiatives to address the labour market demand for skilled trade workers today at the Skilled...
HALIFAX - The use of temporary foreign workers tripled in Atlantic Canada between 2005 and 2012, says a new report that warns changes to the controversial program could make it more difficult for businesses to use it. The report by the Atlantic Provinces Economic...
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council report shows growth concentrated in lower-skill occupations The number of temporary foreign workers in Atlantic Canada has more than tripled since 2005, with all four provinces seeing gains greater than the national increase of 140...
The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) today announces that it has begun a three-year project in partnership with the industry and associations, academic institutions, and policy makers to ensure the availability of timely, relevant and specific...
May 16, 2014—Ottawa, ON—More than 700 new citizens from over 45 countries were welcomed to Canada at nine ceremonies held in Ottawa this week. The increasing number of citizenship ceremonies demonstrates how the government is working to make the citizenship program...
The current debate over the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) highlights the challenges that our governments face in trying to ensure that employers are able to hire adequately skilled workers, and that Canadians have the resources they need to prepare...
A man who came to Canada as a temporary foreign worker offers his insight about why people from his home country come to Canada for work. Joel Leynes moved to the province from Philippines when he got a job offer, and said he couldn't pass up the chance. He worked in...