UAE visa/work permit processing requirements
With effect from 30 April 2023, the Canadian government stated that it will ease the criteria for work experience for foreign nationals working as caretakers. After a year, carers will be allowed to apply for permanent residency. In the past, carers had to have worked lawfully in Canada for a minimum of 24 months. This was announced by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, members of Parliament Salma Zahid and Rechie Valdez.
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Canada Ranks Among the Top 10 Countries for Work-Life Balance
A study released by Remote HR, a global Human Resources firm, has found that Canada ranks among the top ten countries globally for work-life (or, as the study calls it, life-work) balance.
Canada placed fifth overall while New Zealand, Ireland, Belgium, and Demark took the top four spots.
The data includes rankings for several factors that influence an employee’s work-life balance. These include statutory annual leave, sick pay percentage, hours worked per week, minimum wage, and an overall happiness index.
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Canada achieved an overall score of 72.75 out of a possible 100. It scored high for its relatively short work week (an average of 32 hours for most Canadians), safety, and for being 2SLGBTQ+ friendly.
Germany, Finland, Australia, Norway, and Spain rounded out the top ten. Canada’s closest neighbor, the United States, ranked 55 out of 60 in the Remote rankings with a score of 31.82 due to no annual paid vacation or sick leave, non-universal healthcare, and more hours worked per week.
The data on average working hours in Canada reported by Remote is supported by the most recent Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) work-life balance rankings where Canada again placed fifth overall. OECD said that “just 3% of employees work very long hours in paid work, much less than the OECD average of 10%.”
OECD noted that full-time workers in Canada use 61% of their day (14.6 hours) for personal care. This includes eating and sleeping as well as leisure activities. This is just slightly less than the global average of 15 hours.
Canada is short on vacation time
The Remote report showed that Canada fell short in annual statutory leave and vacation time. The data said that people employed in Canada receive 17 days of annual statutory leave. However, this is not always easy to measure as employment standards in Canada are mandated by provincial governments. For example, in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, workers in the private sector (meaning those not employed by the federal government or in a federally regulated industry) can spend the first five years in any job with just 10 days (two weeks) of vacation time per year. According to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, minimum vacation entitlement increases to three weeks (15 days) after five years.
Again, this timeline can vary by province. Employees in Saskatchewan are entitled to three weeks of paid vacation after one year of employment, going up to four weeks after ten years. Quebec’s annual vacation entitlement rises from two weeks to three weeks after three years of employment.
This does not account for Canada’s federal statutory holidays such as Christmas Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Good Friday, and Victoria Day. There are also other public holidays but, in many instances and depending on the province, employees are not automatically entitled to take those days off. It often depends on their employer.
Comparatively, in both New Zealand and Ireland, all employees are entitled to four weeks of paid annual vacation after 12 months of continuous employment.
Consistently high rankings
Canada typically ranks high in global lists. For example, in January this year it was voted the world’s safest country for travelers by Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) and a study by Givetastic in late 2023 found that Canada is the world’s top “dream work destination.” Canada also has the world’s seventh strongest passport according to the most recent rankings by residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley and Partners.
These rankings add to Canada's appeal as one of the most sought-after destinations for newcomers. In 2023, it welcomed over 470,000 new permanent residents, and the Immigration Levels Plan for 2024 targets admitting a further 485,000. While Canada’s immigration minister, Marc Miller, has recently indicated that immigration levels in the near future may look different, he also recognized the economic and social benefits of welcoming newcomers sustainably.
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Canadian Experience Class
The CEC was launched by IRCC in 2008 to encourage temporary foreign workers and international students to remain in Canada as permanent residents.
Requirements:
One year doing skilled, professional, or technical work in Canada within the last three years;
A score of 7 or higher on the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) for jobs that fall under TEER 0 or 1 job category, or CLB 5 for TEER 2 or 3 job category;
Gained work experience by working in Canada while under temporary resident status with authorization to work;
Canadian educational credential (certificate, diploma, or degree) or foreign credential and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report;
A plan to live and work outside of Quebec
The Federal Skilled Worker Program
The FSWP is designed for foreign skilled workers who have foreign work experience.
Requirements:
One year of continuous full time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in a skilled occupation under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER categories 0, 1, 2 or 3;
Language ability that is equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 in English or French;
Canadian educational credential (certificate, diploma, or degree) or foreign credential and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report;
Meet the settlement funds criteria meaning that the candidate has enough savings to support themselves in Canada; and
Obtain atleast 67 out of 100 points on the FSWP grid which is based on factors such as age, education, work experience and so on.
The Federal Skilled Trades Program
The FSTP is an immigration pathway similar to FSWP but dedicated to skilled trade workers.
Requirements:
Two years of continuous full time or equivalent paid work experience within last 5 years in a skilled trade classified under the National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Major Group 72, technical trades and transportation officers and controllers
excluding Sub-Major Group 726, transportation officers and controllers
Major Group 73, general trades
Major Group 82, supervisors in natural resources, agriculture and related production
Major Group 83, occupations in natural resources and related production
Major Group 92, processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors, and utilities operators and controllers
Major Group 93, central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors, excluding Sub-Major Group 932, aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
Minor Group 6320, cooks, butchers and bakers
Unit Group 62200, chefs
Atleast one year of valid job offer of full-time employment or certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority;
Language ability that is equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 in English or French for Speaking and Listening and CLB 4 for Reading and Writing;
Canadian educational credential (certificate, diploma, or degree) or foreign credential and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report;
Meet the settlement funds criteria meaning that the candidate has enough savings to support themselves in Canada; and
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In conjunction with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and as a component of the Global Skills Strategy, the Short-Term Work Permit Exemption was introduced by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) department of the Canadian federal government.
The update to the public policy on November 16, 2022 supersedes the Public Policy facilitating entry into Canada for short term work signed on June 12, 2017.
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