On November 2, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that more airports will be reopened for international passenger flights.
Easing the restriction on international flight arrivals, starting from November 30, 2021, Transport Canada will allow international flights to land at the following additional Canadian airports:
St. John’s International, John C. Munro Hamilton International,
Region of Waterloo International, Regina International,
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International,
Kelowna International, Abbotsford International,
and Victoria International airports. Currently,
Canada accepts international passenger flights from only 10 airports.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/more-canadian-airports-accept-international-162335222.html
November 3, 2021
Nationals of Nicaragua are now exempted from the 12-month bar if their Immigration and Refugee Board or previous pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) decisions were made between October 30th, 2020 and October 29th, 2021.
In general, individuals whose refugee claims were rejected, abandoned, or withdrawn, or those who have previously rejected applications for a PRRA are not eligible to apply for a PRRA for at least 1 year after the final decision.
This is also applicable for applicants from Myanmar who receive a final negative decision after October 29, 2021.
Before the candidates are deported from Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will get in touch with eligible individuals from Nicaragua to notify them to apply for a PRRA.
#Nicaragua, #refugees, #asylum_seekers, #IRCC, #PRRA, #CBSA
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/changes-prra-venezuela.html
November 2, 2021
The Government of Ontario is set to bring in the province's strictest-ever rules for companies that recruit temporary workers, including a system for shutting down recruitment agencies that exploit staff.
The Ministry of Labour announced the plans that include mandatory licensing for temporary help agencies, giving the province the power to stop firms from operating if they violate employment standards.
The province will also build a team of inspectors to reveal and address the illegal treatment of workers and help recover unpaid wages.
#Ontario, #recruitment_agencies, #employment, #employment_agencies
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-temp-foreign-workers-agencies-1.6213249
October 27, 2021
Canada’s private career colleges want the Federal Government to issue Post-Graduate Work Permits (PGWP) to their international students.
George Hood, the chair of the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC), said in an interview that there are not “enough Canadians to fill the demand for personal support workers but if [private colleges] could offer the work permits, we could bring in more students.”
NACC argues that thousands of additional international students would study at private career colleges every year if the Government made these colleges PGWP-eligible.
#PGWP, #NAAC, #Private_colleges, #colleges, #international_students
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/time-expand-international-student-permit-132430112.html
October 26, 2021
