The measures announced by the government on 18 September to reduce labour immigration are coming into force. As of 1 January 2025, the spouses of foreign workers can only obtain a work permit if they are in a highly skilled job or a sector suffering shortages. Similarly, only spouses of students in master’s programmes lasting at least 16 months will be eligible for work permits. “The Temporary Foreign Worker Program was designed to address labour market shortages when qualified Canadians were n
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Nathalie Tran
Editor-in-Chief Mind HR