Sentences with phrase «for foreign workers who»

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U.S. - born computer science employees are hurt by the influx of foreign workers in the field, but for the American computer scientists who make up 1.7 % of the workforce, wages were depressed by just 1.5 % in 2010, according to Khanna.

He pays $ 15,000 per employee to manage the H1 - B visa process for five of his employees who are also foreign workers, and are chronically in danger of not being readmitted to the country when they do things like go back to their home countries to visit family.

«It looks like the temporary foreign worker program in many cases is serving as an escape valve for many employers,» who resort to imported labour rather than raise wages to attract Canadian candidates, he says.

Still, he insists that not very much has changed since Trump took office; the wage minimums remain the same, which means that U.S. companies can theoretically onboard foreign employees, who generally are willing to work for lower salaries than U.S. workers.

«Let me be clear: the Temporary Foreign Worker program must always and only ever be a last and limited resort for employers who have made every possible effort to hire and train Canadians but can't find them for available jobs,» Kenney said.

The plurality of Canadians who do not reject the idea in general say temporary foreign workers should only be allowed if the required skills are not available in Canada (31 %), followed by those who want to be sure no Canadian jobs are displaced (21 %) or those who accept temporary foreign workers for jobs Canadians refuse (18 %).

Our government will need to use tariffs to prevent these same foreign (both private and government owned) corporations, who have workers that are forced to work in sweat shops for anything they can get, from dumping (exporting) low cost copies of our Brand named products back into this country.

«It's certainly very hypocritical for the Conservative government to say that a member of parliament that advocates on behalf of a business in his or her constituency who advocates in favour of temporary foreign workers who meet the criteria as set out in the program, if somehow that's illegitimate for a member of parliament to advocate for a temporary foreign worker permit in his constituency,» Mr. LeBlanc explained, «then the Conservatives should ask themselves why under their watch the number of temporary foreign workers has doubled.

The order weighs how to make the country's immigration program «more merit based,» calls for site visits at companies that employ foreign workers, and tasks the Department of Homeland Security with producing a report twice a year on the total number of foreign - born people — not just nonimmigrant visa holders — who are authorized to work in the United States.

VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals» focus on opening the door for temporary foreign workers and ignoring British Columbians who are hoping for LNG jobs has the premier's lead LNG proponent planning to fill up to 70 per cent of its...

CanExpress can refer you to a long - standing Canadian immigration law firm, who can assist with the necessary applications for eligible dependents of foreign workers.

In addition, humane societies seek to cushion workers who lose their jobs due to recessions, foreign competition and technological change by offering them short - term unemployment benefits and financial assistance for re - training and relocating.

The Australian Meat Industry Council and the Meat Industry Employees» Union have accused the government of subsiding foreign workers who compete directly with Australian meatworkers for jobs with its five - year commitment to an initiative, Managing Abattoir, Training and Exchange of Skills, or MATES.

(For the purposes of this story, «guest workers» means foreign workers in the United States who have temporary employment - based visas, such as the H - 1B visa for «specialty occupations»For the purposes of this story, «guest workers» means foreign workers in the United States who have temporary employment - based visas, such as the H - 1B visa for «specialty occupations»for «specialty occupations».)

The need for more visas to bring in more scientists may be apparent to officials at companies or universities that employ large numbers of technical workers, or at universities that graduate large numbers of foreign students who wish to stay here.

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To qualify for any special offer pertaining to the BMO NewStart program as set out above, a customer must be a landed immigrant or foreign worker who arrived in Canada within the last five (5) years.

On Jan. 20th Canadian Press reported on a pipeline engineer who had been fired by Bechtel Corp for his whistle blowing; he had written of, «Cheap foreign steel that cracked when workers tried to weld it, foundations for pump stations that you would never consider using in your own home, fudged safety tests... short cuts on the steel and rebar that are essential for safe pipeline operation, and siting of facilities on completely inappropriate spots like wetlands.»

Foreign nationals in B.C. who hold an employer - specific work permit for an employer or who are authorized to work without a permit per IRPA or IRPR now have access to foreign worker protection in the case of a real and sub... Read moreForeign nationals in B.C. who hold an employer - specific work permit for an employer or who are authorized to work without a permit per IRPA or IRPR now have access to foreign worker protection in the case of a real and sub... Read moreforeign worker protection in the case of a real and sub... Read more»

On June 12, 2017, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will be launching a new pilot program called the Global Talent Stream (the «GTS») which will establish easier and faster processing of visa and work permit applications for certain foreign nationals with unique global talent and / or who are highly sForeign Worker Program will be launching a new pilot program called the Global Talent Stream (the «GTS») which will establish easier and faster processing of visa and work permit applications for certain foreign nationals with unique global talent and / or who are highly sforeign nationals with unique global talent and / or who are highly skilled.

For companies on growth paths regulatory change can have a serious impact says Reis Pagtakhan, a corporate immigration lawyer with Aikins Law in Winnipeg who has done a lot of work lately on changes to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Foreign nationals who have submitted an application for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) may be considered for an one - year open work permit.

Not for the first time, there was a near xenophobic backlash from people who read the headlines and avoid the details of the story, therefore failing to understand the complexities of Canada's temporary foreign worker system.

Rekai says often temporary foreign workers are individuals who provide high - level technical services for infrastructure projects such as mines, hydro electric projects, and hospitals perhaps for two or three weeks to service a contract.

Tsuji says the new language stipulation means there is now an extra step involved for lawyers in his group who work with head offices applying for temporary foreign worker permits in Quebec.

The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations impose large fines on employers who hire foreign workers without proper documentation — but Bill C - 31 is the first legislation that would (if it becomes law) authorize the Ministers of Employment and Social Development and for Multiculturalism to impose penalties for specific Program abuses.

The other stream is for temporary foreign workers who have two years experience at a job that requires particular professional or technical skills.

These findings are not news to migrant workers and their allies, who have been contending for years that the SAWP and other temporary foreign work programs are structured in such a way as to produce exploitative working conditions.

The purpose of the relevant part of the federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is to protect immigrants and temporary foreign workers by regulating who can charge them fees for immigration services.

From now on, employers wishing to hire international students who have graduated from recognized Canadian post-secondary institutions and whose Post-Graduate Worker Permit (PGWP) is expireing, will need to submit a Labour Market Impact Assessment to ESDC, and ensure that the individuals transitioning from the PGWP meet all of the requirements for the applicable stream under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

This category is a great permanent residency option for Temporary Foreign Workers who are self - employed, but yet don't meet the narrow and extensive requirements for «self - employed» applicants or for the Entrepreneurial / Investment streams that several provinces offer.

Our firm is involved in a class action lawsuit against Overseas and Mac's convenience stores on behalf of temporary foreign workers who paid recruitment fees and / or did not receive jobs after signing employment contracts to work for Mac's, or Subway locations in Mac's stores, in Western Canada.

And yet, migrant workers who come to Canada under Canada's temporary foreign worker program, especially low - skilled streams, will tell you again and again that they are paying fees, thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, for the promise of a low - paid, precarious job in Canada.

The department screens and approves for admission: immigrants, foreign students, visitors and temporary workers who help Canada's social and economic growth.

It was especially designed for temporary workers who hold a skilled job in Québec or foreign students who graduated in Québec or are studying towards graduation.

On Dec. 31, a new set of amendments came into force regarding the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and employers who wish to apply for a LMO.

Hon. Claudette Tardif (Deputy Leader of the Opposition): Honourable senators, last week, the government announced the elimination of special employment insurance benefits for migrant workers who are employed under the temporary foreign worker program.

Aside from money laundering, who creates so much foreign money (factory workers using slave labour, imprisoned workers who might have been protesting for a human rights cause?