Immigration Policy Overhaul May Change Canadian Society, Opine Some People
The International Labor Organization (ILO) suggests that roughly 50 million fewer jobs exist currently than before the economic meltdown gripped the globe during 2008. Close to 200 million people are now reportedly searching for a job. People across the globe are shifting base, even as they move out in search for better opportunities. A large number of people have turned up on the Canadian soils.
Canada has rolled-out red carpet welcome before migrants in historical terms throughout the slump, even as unemployment rates continued to head north. Still, policies are changing, and along with it, the kind of labor market and society which is being created in the process.These days, a large number of temporary overseas workers are being welcomed into the nation. These people are ushered-in at the diktats of the job-providers, and they stay at the pleasure of them. During 2011, close to 156,000 economic migrants came to Canada as permanent residents, even as 191,000 individuals did so with a temporary work permit, given to the job-providers by Ottawa. Several of these permits extend beyond the period of a year. Since 2006, the number of temporary workers from overseas has grown significantly; in fact, it has become 200%.
Ottawa is promoting the temporary overseas worker program to tide over the alarming situation involving skills scarcities across the country--more so across the Western Canadian region. Still, 35% temporary workers from abroad are in the Ontario province, and 18% in Toronto province, which is groaning under an unemployment rate of 8.6%.
These numbers are expected to head north sooner than later. The other day, the Ottawa declared that the job-providers may bring-in highly skilled temporary workers in just 10 days. Ottawa has observed that bureaucratic delays will be reduced in processing other classes of temporary workers from abroad as well.
Low-skilled workers are the fastest growing class of temporary foreign workers. Within just five years their numbers have increased by as much as 10 times. Ottawa has also framed fresh wage rules that enable the job-providers to pay the temporary employees from overseas up to 15% below the average paid for the given type of work locally, in the process, giving its nod to the creation of a two-tiered labor market.
The recently disclosed reforms by Canada do not cover a change in the four-year limit placed on residency for the temporary overseas workers, made effective in 2011.
The ILO suggests that roughly 50 million fewer jobs exist currently than before the economic meltdown gripped the globe during 2008. Close to 200 million people are now reportedly searching for a job. People across the globe are shifting base, even as they move out in search for better job opportunities. A large number of people have turned up on the Canadian soils. Canada has rolled-out red carpet welcome before migrants in historical terms throughout the slump, even as unemployment rates continued to head north. Still, policies are changing.
Canada has rolled-out red carpet welcome before migrants in historical terms throughout the slump, even as unemployment rates continued to head north. Still, policies are changing, and along with it, the kind of labor market and society which is being created in the process.These days, a large number of temporary overseas workers are being welcomed into the nation. These people are ushered-in at the diktats of the job-providers, and they stay at the pleasure of them. During 2011, close to 156,000 economic migrants came to Canada as permanent residents, even as 191,000 individuals did so with a temporary work permit, given to the job-providers by Ottawa. Several of these permits extend beyond the period of a year. Since 2006, the number of temporary workers from overseas has grown significantly; in fact, it has become 200%.
Ottawa is promoting the temporary overseas worker program to tide over the alarming situation involving skills scarcities across the country--more so across the Western Canadian region. Still, 35% temporary workers from abroad are in the Ontario province, and 18% in Toronto province, which is groaning under an unemployment rate of 8.6%.
These numbers are expected to head north sooner than later. The other day, the Ottawa declared that the job-providers may bring-in highly skilled temporary workers in just 10 days. Ottawa has observed that bureaucratic delays will be reduced in processing other classes of temporary workers from abroad as well.
Low-skilled workers are the fastest growing class of temporary foreign workers. Within just five years their numbers have increased by as much as 10 times. Ottawa has also framed fresh wage rules that enable the job-providers to pay the temporary employees from overseas up to 15% below the average paid for the given type of work locally, in the process, giving its nod to the creation of a two-tiered labor market.
The recently disclosed reforms by Canada do not cover a change in the four-year limit placed on residency for the temporary overseas workers, made effective in 2011.
The ILO suggests that roughly 50 million fewer jobs exist currently than before the economic meltdown gripped the globe during 2008. Close to 200 million people are now reportedly searching for a job. People across the globe are shifting base, even as they move out in search for better job opportunities. A large number of people have turned up on the Canadian soils. Canada has rolled-out red carpet welcome before migrants in historical terms throughout the slump, even as unemployment rates continued to head north. Still, policies are changing.
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