Category Archives: Federal Skilled Trades Program

Canadian PM Promotes Resource Projects in Country’s North

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says “tremendous economic opportunity” lies in tapping Canada’s northern resources, describing it as a key to the country’s prosperity. The comments came in a press conference in the Yukon, which he visited as part of his seventh annual Northern Tour. The tour, which runs from August 20-24, is part of a long-term drive by the federal […]

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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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