Since April 1, 2022, Newfoundland and Labrador has dropped 25 percent Canadian residency requirement for corporate boards and allowed temporary residents of the province to set up
corporations and sit on corporate boards with ease due to a change the province is making to its Corporations Act. According to the legislation, as it currently stands, corporations in the province
must have at least 25 percent of their directors be Canadian residents, which includes Canadian citizens, permanent residents, international entrepreneurs, and international graduate entrepreneurs.
#Newfoundland_and_Labrador, #foreign_workers, #corporations_act
May 19, 2022
Inspectors are visiting workplaces throughout Quebec to ensure that temporary foreign workers are safe and healthy, targeting six main sectors of the economy. According to provincial
Immigration Minister Jean Boulet, “with the relaxation of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the government of Quebec needed to improve the health and safety resources available to
temporary foreign workers and their employers.” These health and safety inspections will help raise awareness in workplaces about the rights and obligations of workers and their employers and
help foreign workers know their rights.
#Quebec, #foreign_workers, #TFW
https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration/work-temporarily/temporary-foreign-worker-program
May 17, 2022
On May 13, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that Canadian businesses demonstrated incredible leadership in hiring Afghan newcomers. Businesses across Canada provided
employment for Afghans, and help them be financially independent, and eased Canada’s labour shortages. In addition, McCain Foods/Day & Ross, Maple Leaf Foods, Commissionaires, and
Amazon/Amazon Web Services have identified positions open to Afghan refugees in many cities across Canada, such as Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, and Halifax. Moreover, on Prince Edward
Island, the Immigrant & Refugee Services Association Prince Edward Island (IRSA PEI) started to help refugees who want to live in smaller communities settle across the province.
#Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #employment, #IRSA_PEI
May 17, 2022
On May 11, 2022, the Government of Canada updated the table that shows how much money Express Entry candidates need to settle in Canada.
To be eligible, candidates must update their settlement fund numbers in their Express Entry profiles no later than June 8, 2022. This action will not affect the applicants’ tie-breaker situation.
The Canadian Government updates the minimum amount of settlement funds every year, based on 50% of the low-income cut-off totals.
Despite these changes being small, they still can affect some applicants’ eligibility.
#Express_Entry, #proof_of_funds, #settlement_funds
May 17, 2022
