CANADA IMMIGRATION OFFER OVER 60 PROGRAMS THAT GRANT PERMANENT RESIDENCY MANY OF WHICH FACILITATE APPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS SPONSORED BY CANADIAN EMPLOYERS 6TH JANUARY 2014 Canada’s temporary foreign worker program allows Canadian employers to fill short-term labour shortages with qualified workers from abroad. To protect Canadian workers, the program is designed primarily for short term work permits of less than four years. However, because foreign workers typically have skills and experience which are in high demand in Canada, employers often wish to retain them for longer periods. In order to employ a foreign worker on a permanent basis, the worker will have to become a permanent resident of Canada. There are over 60 programs that grant Canadian Permanent Residency, many of which facilitate applications for individuals with support from a Canadian employer. This means that it may be in an employer’s best interest to help their workers transition to permanent residency. At first glance, the permanent residency process may seem difficult to navigate. There are several dozen programs, each with different eligibility requirements, requiring different documentation, and (in most cases) having its own annual limit on the number of applications considered. The increasing complexity of Canada’s immigration system means that a seamless transition to permanent residency requires advance planning. However, Canadian employers may be pleasantly surprised to find assisting an employee with permanent residence may be simpler than renewing a work permit.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:04:32 +0000