Saturday 8 November 2014

Ottawa Makes Work Visa Laws Tougher!

In what may not be music to the ears of the many Canada immigration-motivated aspirants, the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has reportedly made Work Visa regulations much more difficult and tougher. Allegedly, the key motive behind the development is to boost conformity with the national immigration norms by candidates to the country. Applicants would do well to be fully alert and responsive to the latest work visa amendments made by Ottawa prior to they submit a petition for the visas.

Express Entry Permanent Residence Plan

Permanent Residence Scheme regulations for Canada Express Entry denote that the scheme will be available for aspirants under some classes. Against this backdrop, candidates under some specific streams will be given the permission to participate in the Express Entry Program that would be concluded in a time-frame of just six months or so,as opposed to the time-frame of anywhere between one and two years that is required under the present program. In the meantime, one requires checking his eligibility terms and conditions,such as expertise, employment experience, language skill, and educational credentials.

Canada Work Permit Extensions

Recruiters/job-providers who wanted to get extensions for work visa permissions for aliens previously had to get Labor Market Impact Assessments (LMIA). However courtesy the simplified work visa extension laws the migrants, whose work visa’s validity comes to an end inside two weeks, will be given the authority to present a petition for the extension of their work endorsements together with evidence that their petition for LMIA is still pending. Ottawa will continue to keep such cases open for two months while the verdict on the LMIA pending is looked-for. In the meantime, it is essential that recruiters/job-providers maintain timelines &filing dates.

Intracompany Transferees Having Expert Knowledge to Be Subjected to Additional Curbs

At the present, these will be subjected to tougher checks. Such outsiders require being armed with only-one-of-its-kind knowledge and special knowledge for making the grade and being accepted under the specialized class. And it will be vital that they establish that they possess advanced know-how and excellent proprietary knowledge together with the skills required by the firm.

Temporary Foreign Worker Scheme Improvements

The immigration hotspot has made some amendments to its Temporary Foreign Worker Plan even as theseare allegedly targeted at enhancing the enforcement powers of Ottawa,and stimulate fresh job opportunities for the nationals of the Maple Leaf Country. Given this, the object is to give the nationals preference in the matters of work breaks.

The improvements comprise fresh screening procedure for the assessment of candidates for employment opportunities up for grabs for them (compulsory under LMIA). Besides, the nation has also hiked fees from 275 to 1000 Canadian Dollars. More penalties will be imposed on the recruiters/organizations who fail to obey the laws and they could be blacklisted and/or put behind the bars.

Source: http://www.abhinav.com/news/ottawa-makes-work-visa-laws-tougher.aspx

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