Month: May 2017

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and the ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI), signed an agreement to enable employers to apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), to fill selected positions without having to include proof of recruitment efforts. The agreement includes a list of specialized occupations, which is updated…
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Until 3 years ago, ‘dependent’ for Canadian immigration purposes meant a child under the age of 22 (with some exceptions for children with health issues reliant on parental financial support). In June 2014, the government of the day revised the dependency age to ‘under 19’. This meant that many families, whether in a temporary or…
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