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Immigration Canada's eTA or Electronic Travel Authorization system crashes after a flood of applicants from Filipinos.

Surge of travel applications from Philippines crashes Canada’s travel portal

Canada News, immigration

Immigration Minister said demand exceeded their expectations By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez As Canada celebrates Filipino Heritage Month, Filipinos made history when they caused the country’s portal for visa-free travel to crash. It took three days or from June 8 to June 10 for Canada’s eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization) to be out of operation because of […]

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Welcoming travellers from different countries is seen to help grow Canada’s economy by facilitating more travel, tourism and international business, and by strengthening Canada’s relationships with these countries. (Pexels photo/Andre Furtado)

Canada adds 13 countries in visa-free travel list

Canada News, immigration

Eligible travellers need to be holders of US visa or had Canadian visa By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Filipinos with the right travel documents can now enter Canada for just $7 and with an authorization that can be secured in just a few minutes. Canada has introduced visa-free air travel to travelers from 13 countries, including

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This year, the Government of Canada, will release category-based invitations focusing on candidates who have work experience in four professions, including contractors. (Pexels photo/DIego Pontes)

Canada launches new PR pathway for skilled workers

Canada News, Foreign Temporary Workers, immigration, International News, OFWs

Ottawa Invitations will be sent out this summer to address labour shortage By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To invite more skilled workers to Canada, the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the first-ever launch of a category-based selection for Canada’s flagship economic immigration management system, Express Entry. Category-based selection will allow Canada to issue invitations

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Winnipeg's Asuncion 'Sonny' Arrojado was the first Filipino to become president of a major labour organization in Canada in 1981.(Photo: The Manitoba Women's Newspaper, July 1981 issue)

Labour unions: Nurse Asuncion ‘Sonny’ Arrojado was the first Filipina to head a major Canadian union

Canada News, Foreign Temporary Workers, immigration, International News, Live-in Caregivers (LCP), OFWs, Philippine News, Politics

Updated:June 2, 2023, 1:36 PM Analysis Can history be repeated? Teodoro Alcuitas On the sidelines of the Canadian Nurses Association’s  (CNA) annual general meeting (AGM) on June 15, 2023, it is proper that we look back at its history. The first elected president of the CNA (then known as National Federation of Nurses’ Union) was

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Newfoundland and Labrador's beautiful sites encourage an outdoor lifestyle. (photo from gov.nl.ca)

Canadian province doubles invitations to migrant skilled workers for 2023

Canada News, Foreign Temporary Workers, immigration, International News, OFWs

Newfoundland and Labrador’s population sees significant increase due to international migration By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is seeing a steady growth in its international migration, with figures hitting 95.9 per cent from 2022 to 2023. Parallel to this growth, the province received an allocation of 3,050 which is double

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More nurses from the Philippines will get a chance to work in Canada with Saskatchewan's recruitment missions. (Pexel photo/GIlmer Diaz Estela)

More than 200 Filipino nurses get conditional job offers

Canada News, immigration, OFWs

Saskatchewan’s “aggressive” action plan delivers results in communities across province By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez Saskatchewan’s second in-person recruitment mission to the Philippines in mid-March resulted in 236 conditional job offers extended to Registered Nurses (RNs) from Manila and Cebu. The second mission how now brought nearly 400 Filipino RNs who are committed to joining the provincial

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Saskatchewan increases budget to bring health care workers from the Philippines

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Province also makes largest SINP allocation of 7,250 nominations By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To support the province’s Health Human Resources (HHR) action plan, its 2023-2024 budget increased by $5.2 million to meet its targets for the said period. These funds will support expansion of post-secondary training seats available to Saskatchewan students to address future needs

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser answers questions during a meeting with business leaders. (photo from Empire Club of Canada)

Canada creates new pathway for skilled refugees to address labour shortage

Canada News, immigration, International News

Toronto, Ontario Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot to start in summer 2023   Charmaine Y. Rodriguez To welcome vulnerable people and provide them a better future while giving Canadian employers access to an untapped talent pool, Canada will launch a new economic pathway this summer to hit two birds with one stone. During a keynote speech

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A hotel worker prepares sheets for guests. Canada is giving foreign nationals extended work permits so they can gain more Canadian experience and at the same time ensure that industries, like tourism, retain workers that they badly need. (Pexel photo)

Canada extends work permits for foreign nationals who are about to lose status

Canada News, Foreign Temporary Workers, immigration, International News

Toronto, Ontario Extension aims to help employers find and retain workers amid period of economic recovery and growth By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez The Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship gave international graduates with a recently expired or expiring post-graduation work permits (PGWP) additional or extended work permits to stay longer and gain additional work experience

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Internatonally-trained women with IT knowledge will have more chances of finding jobs under new program. (Image: NewtoBC)

Women immigrants get help to land jobs in tech sector

Canada News, Foreign Temporary Workers, immigration, International News

Updated:March 16, 2023, 8:20 A.M. Vancouver, B.C. $1.1 million funding will assist them in job placements, mentorship, counselling By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez In time for Women’s Month, the Government of Canada announced that internationally-trained women with Information Technology (IT) backgrounds will have more chances of finding a job under a program designed for racialized newcomer

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