May 22, 2014 | Press Room
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...
May 22, 2014 | Press Room
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...
May 21, 2014 | Press Room
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 18, 2014 | Press Room
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...
May 18, 2014 | Press Room
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...
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