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Steve_P

Dec 8th 2007 5:44 am

Ottawa to expand fast-tracking for foreign workers

From today's Calgary Herald.

Quote:

Ottawa wants to fast-track more temporary foreign workers to address "immediate and deep labour shortages" in B.C. and Alberta, federal Human Resources Minister Monte Solberg said Friday.
Recently, Solberg announced a pilot project to slash red tape in the construction, tourism, hospitality and health care sectors in the two western provinces. It can now take just five days to get permission to hire a foreign worker, when it used to take five months.

Balance of article: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...b-f2e62fc22c45

holbendem

Dec 9th 2007 8:09 am

Re: Ottawa to expand fast-tracking for foreign workers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 5647278)

From today's Calgary Herald.

Balance of article: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...b-f2e62fc22c45

Thanks for the info keep it coming we are awaiting lmo for plumbing and we can't wait. so we hope this scheme will extend to trade plumbers as well soon::

jerry brewer

Dec 9th 2007 2:08 pm

Re: Ottawa to expand fast-tracking for foreign workers

Hi
It's OK fast tracking applications, but unless they can fast track the red seal trade processes, etc, It won't help much.
It took me 6 months to get my red seal electrician, and10 months for generator technician status. ( about average timescale for both )
What is needed is for foreign qualifications to be easily transferable to canadian ones.
Cheers
Jerry

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