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| July 15, 2010 | Vol 7, Issue 7 |
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Greetings! | |
In our last edition of CERC E-News, we featured an update on the government's plans to scrap Canada's successfull IT Specialists Program. This program assists employers in recruiting skilled IT workers from other countries. Yet a recent article in the Ottawa Citizen notes that the tech sector is struggling to attract workers...in fact the president of Cisco Canada notes his company is concerned that they "will not have the right kind of talent to fuel our growth." We'll be highlighting some of these changes to immigration regulations at the CERC 2010 Conference. Speaking of conference...if you've not yet registered for the CERC conference, September 19-21 in Montréal, Quebec there is still time. With well over 300 delegates in attendance this will be an excellent opportunity to participate in outstanding panel discussions and workshops with industry experts that will challenge your perspective and inspire your thinking. Register today Do you have industry news to share? The Conference 2010 issue of PERSPECTIVES is now in production. If you have company news - new hires, new offices, promotions - please send it along for inclusion in the Industry News section. Keep it brief (one or two paragraphs) Let key decision makers in the industry know of new developments at your company. All submissions are due to perspectives@cerc.ca by July 21, 2010. Don't forget the CERC membership drive continues through July with Membership Power 2010 - CERC's Member-Get-A-Member campaign. Help us to recruit a colleague between now and July 31, and you'll have a chance to win a full 2010 CERC conference pass, plus three nights of accommodation in beautiful Montréal! Share the CERC Perk!
Best regards,
Steve
Stephen Cryne President & CEO _______________________________________________________
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New Limits on Skilled Workers
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 The Canadian government has announced it will limit the number of applications considered for processing to 20,000 per year under its Federal Skilled Worker Program as a way to better manage the supply of applications with labour market demand. The number of eligible job classifications under the program has been reduced to 29. Within the 20,000 limit, a maximum of 1,000 applications per eligible job classification will be considered. The limit does not apply to applicants with a job offer. New rules issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada also require applicants to pass a language proficiency test.
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CERC Miscellaneous Allowance Survey
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 A recent survey of CERC members found that, just under two thirds of organizations currently offer a per diem in lieu of actual expense reimbursement for meals and other miscellaneous expenses. The amount of the allowance varies for domestic, cross border and international assignments. The survey also found that 90 per cent of the participating organizations pay a moving allowance or assignment allowance to cover miscellaneous moving expenses. |
Smarter Moves
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 A report entitled " Smarter Moves" from Deloitte concludes that along with changing employee expectations, companies also face an increasing need to attract, develop, deploy, and retain employees and leaders who know how to think and operate globally. In short, companies need a global workforce, and global mobility, more than ever. Read more |
Canada - U.S. border discussions
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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Jason Kenney met recently to find additional ways of cooperating to enhance the integrity of both countries' immigration systems and expedite legitimate travel and commerce between the two nations. The meeting also formalized the long-standing Visa Policy Working Group - institutionalizing this joint forum supported by DHS, the U.S. Department of State and CIC designed to enhance bilateral consultations and information sharing about visa, admissibility, and screening policies.
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Canada's future labour market: Immigrants to the rescue?
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 According to Glen Hodgson of the Conference Board of Canada, Canada faces a challenging economic future. The recession has provided temporary relief from tight labour market conditions, but he expects that the national unemployment rate will decrease to 6 percent as the economy recovers. He argues that immigration can provide an important source of labour market supply and dynamism, if done right. In order to modernize Canada's immigration policy, he suggests Canada should increase the weight it gives to economic factors, streamline the immigration system, expand the use of temporary foreign worker programs, increase employers' upfront involvement and improve foreign credential recognition. | | Read more
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European Mobility: What's new?
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 According to Hubert Krieger, Research Manager at the European Foundation, the emergence of a mobility culture among young people thanks to foreign study programmes such as Erasmus, he suggests to "draw inspiration and to make schemes of this type available throughout our working lives."
Labour Mobility: Mobile... even in their own country! At oil sites throughout the world, Schlumberger is banking on the "world class" of its engineers and has introduced for them a special 'international mobile' status, allowing Schlumberger to do away with the notion of expatriation as mobility becomes second nature to its engineers. "Whether they are working in their home country or abroad, they are considered to be 'residents' " says Fabrice Bouchaud, Schlumberg group's HR Director Practice and Transactions. |
Rent a White Guy
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 Confessions of a fake businessman from Beijing... and new opportunities for expats. A humorous look at a growing Chinese business trend in this month's Atlantic magazine. |
Canadians buying more U.S. homes
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 The National Association of Realtors says Canadians bought 23 per cent of all the houses in the United States sold to foreigners in the year ended March 31. |
Illegal Workers Swept From Jobs in 'Silent Raids'
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 The Obama administration has replaced immigration raids at factories and farms with a quieter enforcement strategy: sending federal agents to scour companies' records for illegal immigrant workers. Employers say the Obama administration is leaving them short of labor for some low-wage work, conducting silent raids but offering no new legal immigrant laborers in occupations, like farm work, that Americans continue to shun despite the recession.
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