Category Archives: Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

Financial Posts Advises Canada Follow Australia’s Lead in International Students Policy

An article in today’s Financial Post by Diane Francis applauds recent changes that have made Canadian immigration policy more similar to Australia’s and recommends that Canada go further in emulating the other nation’s policies. It notes that a recent report by a government advisory panel has called for a doubling of international students in Canada and, like Australia, creating an […]

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Details of Revised Federal Skilled Worker Program Released

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) unveiled information on Friday about the new Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) that will be launched in the new year. The revised program will have more demanding language requirements, more selective credential assessment, and will give preference to Canadian work experience over foreign work experience, among other changes. CIC placed a temporary freeze on the acceptance of new applications […]

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Government Panel Recommends Doubling Number of International Students

Hot on the heels of a report commissioned by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives urging Canada to work to attract more international students, a government advisory panel released a report today recommending that the Canadian government double the number of foreign students it admits every year. The report cites the annual $8 billion contribution international students make to the […]

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UBC President Urges Canada to Work to Attract Asian Students

A new report commissioned by the influential Canadian Council of Chief Executives says Canada must succeed in attracting Asian international students and building links to Asian academic institutions. The report by the president of the University of British Columbia, Stephen Toope, says that emerging Asian economies like China and India are making significant investments in building academic links to the […]

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Getting Canadian Permanent Residence Could Get Easier For Temporary Foreign Workers

Under current rules, a temporary foreign worker must have worked full-time for 24 of the last 36 months to qualify for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program. Under proposed changes, the required months of full time work would be reduced to 12. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, speaking about the proposed change, said that “thousands of […]

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