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New Canada-Italy agreement on young worker mobility

Since November 14, 2022, a new Canada-Italy youth mobility agreement has entered into force. The announcement was made in a news release from the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The agreement, which thus enters its implementation

Canada-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)

The Canada-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) is Canada’s first free trade agreement (FTA) in the Asia-Pacific region. It increases Canada’s presence in the important South Korean market and expands Canada’s economic footprint in this dynamic and vibrant region

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA)

The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA) was signed on November 21, 2008 and entered into force on August 15, 2011.

This agreement is an integral part of the Comprehensive Commerce Strategy (CCS) put in place by Canadian authorities to

Immigration regionalization plan now available – $80 million to attract students to the regions

It was on May 9th that a press release from the Minister of du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, Minister of l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration, Jean Boulet announced the availability of a plan

Streamlining of application processing and enhancement for certain low-wage occupations

The floodgates are definitely open for Quebec employers to quickly recruit foreign workers, especially for low-wage positions in sectors with major labour shortages. Indeed, on August 6, 2021, Québec and Ottawa entered into agreements under the Temporary Foreign Worker

Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)

The CCFTA was the first free trade agreement between Canada and a South American country. Since its entry into force in 1997, Canada and Chile have taken many steps to expand and modernize the CCFTA.

Its first objective is

Livre blanc of the Conseil du patronat du Québec: 18 proposals, a single objective

“It is employers and immigration candidates who bear the brunt of this system that can be described as cumbersome and inefficient, both for temporary and permanent immigration,” is a sequence of the diagnosis made by the Conseil du patronat

Solution to the labour shortage: IRCC and Quebec put immigration to work

An official Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) report dated April 22, 2022, outlines how the federal government now intends to exploit immigration to address the serious labour shortage problem that is holding businesses back in their development across

Implementation of the International Mobility Plus (IMP+) Program: A breath of fresh air for employers

“In the current context of labor shortages, this is a breath of fresh air for employers to meet the economic needs of Quebec,” said the Minister du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale, Minister de l’Immigration, de

IRCC modifies fees for permanent residence

As of April 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will apply new rates to all applications for permanent residence. As in 2020, significant increases will be observed. They range from $15 to $50 depending on the application