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Canada accepts applications for the second phase of the Recognized Employer Pilot
As of January 2024, more Canadian employers can apply for the second phase of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)’s Recognized Employer Pilot (REP). REP, designed for compliant employers, offers faster processing, longer Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) validity, and simpler applications. Eligibility requires obtaining at least three positive LMIAs over five years and hiring temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in ‘in-shortage’ jobs, according to the Canadian Occupations Projection System (COPS). Phase 1, launched in September 2023, was for primary agriculture employers. Phase 2 expands to more than 80 in-demand occupations across various sectors.
#TFWP, #Recognized_Employer_Pilot, #LMIA, #REP, #foreign_workers
SINP updated the Application Processing Times
On January 12, 2024, Saskatchewan updated the processing time of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). According to the new data, in the fourth quarter of 2023, in the International Skilled Worker category, the processing time for the Employment Offer stream was four weeks; in the Occupation In-Demand stream, it was 39 weeks; and in the Express Entry stream – 33 weeks. The processing time for the Tech Talent Pathway and the Hard-to-Fill Skills Pilot was three weeks. In the Saskatchewan Experience category, the processing time for the Existing Work Permit and International Students streams was two weeks. At the same time, it took one week to process applications under the Hospitality Workers and Health Professionals streams. The province did not provide processing times for the Truck Drivers stream. In the Entrepreneur and Farm category, the processing time for the Entrepreneur Applications was five weeks, while for the Entrepreneur Nominations, it was two weeks. The Job Approval Process, the authorization for an employer to hire a foreign worker through the SINP, took four weeks.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #processing_times, #PNP
ESDC updated processing times for LMIA applications
On January 12, 2024, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA processing times have decreased for all streams.
Global Talent Stream – 10 business days (+4 days)
Agricultural stream – 14 business days (+2 days)
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program – 9 business days (+1 day)
Permanent residence Stream – 78 business days (+1 day)
High-wage Stream – 51 business days (+7 days)
Low-wage Stream – 52 business days (+3 days)
#ESDC, #Service_Canada, #LMIA #TFWP, #Work_permit, #agricultural_workers, #caregivers
IRCC invited the first IEC candidates of 2024
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From January 1 to January 12, Canada invited 11,922 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of January 12, 36,060 candidates have registered in the pool and are awaiting the invitation. In this round, there were 4 ITAs for Andorra, 819 ITAs for Australia, 57 ITAs for Austria, 295 ITAs for Belgium, 52 ITAs for Chile, 17 ITA for Costa Rica, 22 ITAs for Croatia, 181 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 44 ITAs for Denmark, 21 ITAs for Estonia, 1,483 ITAs for France, 723 ITAs for Germany, 47 ITAs for Greece, 77 ITAs for Hong Kong, 2 ITAs for Iceland, 762 ITAs for Ireland, 389 ITAs for Italy, 1,010 ITAs for Japan, 2,516 ITAs for Korea, 10 ITAs Latvia, 97 ITAs for Lithuania, 3 ITAs for Luxembourg, 237 ITAs for the Netherlands, 270 ITAs for New Zealand, 28 ITA for Norway, 89 ITAs for Poland, 149 ITAs for Portugal, 97 ITAs for Slovakia, 12 ITAs for Slovenia, 246 ITAs for Spain, 60 ITAs for Sweden, 34 ITAs for Switzerland, 134 ITAs for Taiwan, and 1,935 ITAs for the United Kingdom.
#IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada