INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Canada was increasingly becoming an attractive destination for Indian H-1B visa holders, who were caught in a decades long backlog for
obtaining an employment-based green card
This will include granting of study or work permits to accompanying family members of the H-1B visa holder.Sean Fraser, Minister of
audience at Collision-2023, a technology event in Toronto, on Tuesday.The current spate of layoffs in the US in the tech sector, which
state immigration experts
Indians bear the brunt of the employment-based green card backlog with as many as 7.19 lakh mired in this backlog, as of September 30, 2021
According to Cato Institute's study it could take up to 46 years to obtain a green card (after adjusting for death and ageing out of those
duration, which means they will be able to work for almost any employer anywhere in Canada
immigration agency adds that this measure will remain in effect for one year, or until IRCC receives 10,000 applications
Only principal applicants, and not their accompanying family members, will count toward the application cap.Fraser also announced that
Canada will launch a digital nomad strategy, which would allow people having a foreign employer to come and work in Canada for up to six
months and interact with local communities here
This would include grant of employer-specific work permits for up to five years for workers destined to work for a company identified by the
Canadian government as contributing to its industrial innovation goals
The stream will also offer open work permits for up to five years for highly skilled workers in select in-demand occupations.TOI had already
reported on the launch of category-based selection for Express Entry a point-based popular route for Indians to gain permanent residency in
On Tuesday, Fraser announced that Canada will be launching a new and dedicated pathway for permanent residents that would be specifically
available to aspirants in the STEM sector (covering those qualified in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics field).The
Global Skills Strategy Program was launched in 2017, to enable Canadian employers to quickly access highly skilled talent, with processing
of work-permit applications in two-weeks
This time limit is now being met, stated IRCC.A three year temporary measure has been announced, which will enable temporary foreign workers
(TFWs) in Canada to upgrade their skills without applying for a separate study permit
Prior to this change, foreign workers could study while working but only in short term programs of six months or less
variety of emerging technologies
