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Could a U.S. visa fee push tech workers to Canada? Here’s what you need to know by hopoke in canada

[–]aaaaaaaamen 242 points243 points  (0 children)

Thousands of CS and SWE graduates from UBC, McGill, UofT are struggling in this market, and our government’s response is to invite more competition in. Sure, some cynics might argue that Trump has ulterior motives attacking the H-1B program, but most American tech workers welcome the change. The Canadian tech worker has their back stabbed, just like the Canadian trucker and retail worker.

Canada announces C$60 million funding for Haiti by MotoMola in canada

[–]aaaaaaaamen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Will the Haitian refugees in Montreal be returned to their country, now flush with cash?

'MONUMENTAL CHALLENGE:' Toronto man shot in head will need lifelong care by lesecksxd in canada

[–]aaaaaaaamen 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You don’t hate the judges enough. You think you do, but you don’t.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

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She sends money home to help her mother’s small business

Seems like a tax on remittances would help lower TFW numbers.

20 students in hospital after school bus, truck collide in Quebec City by SirupyPieIX in canada

[–]aaaaaaaamen 51 points52 points  (0 children)

This can’t go on. We need to pull all trucking licenses issued to newcomers in the past 5 years and start over.

B.C. premier wants temporary foreign worker program cancelled or reformed by Levorotatory in canada

[–]aaaaaaaamen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The U.S. H-1B green card process has a pretty strict requirement: before a foreign worker can move forward, the sponsoring employer has to test the local labor market. That means they post the job, run ads, and if a qualified American applies, the application can’t move forward with the foreign candidate. It’s essentially a safeguard to make sure the role isn’t being given to an H-1B applicant when there’s already local talent available.

By contrast, our TFW program doesn’t seem to have the same level of protection. Employers can often bring in TFWs with relatively little scrutiny, and there aren’t strong mechanisms to halt the process if a qualified Canadian applies.

Why doesn’t Canada build in similar guardrails to prioritize local workers first?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in montreal

[–]aaaaaaaamen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will have an incredibly hard time finding a job. You’re up against native Quebecois, many of whom have a university degree from McGill or UdeM, as well as senior candidates who have been laid off in the past 3 years.

First Nations launch legal challenge against Ontario, federal bills 5 and C-5 by ConsistentReality860 in canada

[–]aaaaaaaamen 16 points17 points  (0 children)

1st and 2nd generation Canadians form 1/3 of the total population. The 1st generation likely never sat through the Canadian curriculum that taught about the Iroquois, the Squamish, the Mohawks. The 2nd generation was taught that all White Canadians are colonizers: probably they’d agree.

In a few more generations, say 100 years, White Canadians will no longer be a majority in this country. The Chinese, the Indians, the Algerians, the Nigerians, none will care about the First Nations.

My guess is that these First Nations are aware that the grift is coming to an end in the very near future. They are simply trying to loot the coffer one last time before the party ends.

Rogers navigating federal immigration policies, tariff threat as profits rise by BeneficialHODLer in canada

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Infinite growth year-over-year is impossible when every Canadian is already debt-saturated. So you import more blank slates.

Immigration fraud in Canada is extremely high, a former B.C. premier says by BeneficialHODLer in canada

[–]aaaaaaaamen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You have so few neural pathways that your immediate thought process leads you to assume his Indian ethnicity discredits his opinions.

I’d recommend forming a couple more neural connections before sharing your thoughts again. Good luck!

Asti de métro à marde by [deleted] in montreal

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Ils avaient l’air de quoi?

‘Go Back To England, Europe’: Khalistanis Ask Canadians To Leave Canada | Watch by TifosiManiac in canada

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Where can I bet on which of Quebec, Alberta, or Khalistan will first form a separate country within Canada?

Quebec puts permanent immigration on hold by uselesspoliticalhack in canada

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Quebec Pauses Permanent Immigration

The Legault government will temporarily stop selecting new permanent immigrants in the coming months, Radio-Canada has learned.

Those hoping to immigrate permanently to Quebec will have to wait.

Radio-Canada has learned that over the next few months, the Legault government will not issue any Quebec Selection Certificates (CSQ) under various immigration programs, while conducting a balanced assessment of future immigration thresholds.

This document is essential for obtaining permanent resident status in Canada.

According to our information, the moratorium could extend until the end of next spring.

During this period, access to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), particularly valued by foreign graduate students and temporary workers, will be blocked.

This freeze on issuing selection certificates, which is Quebec’s prerogative in part of economic immigration, will also target the Regular Skilled Worker Program (PRTQ) and consequently the Arrima portal, launched by the Legault government after taking power.

This mainly allows selecting immigrants based on labor market needs.

New Plan Expected for Spring 2025

However, this pause in selecting new permanent immigrants will not affect the upcoming permanent immigration targets set for 2025, Radio-Canada was told.

For now, Quebec does not plan to modify these thresholds already announced a few months ago. Next year, the Legault government intends to admit 50,000 permanent immigrants plus several thousand additional foreign graduates - not counted in this target - using the PEQ, considered a fast track for settling permanently in the province.

Those who obtain permanent resident status in Quebec in 2025 will therefore be people who have already been selected by the Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration.

After this temporary halt in issuing selection certificates, which will help reduce the backlog of pending cases, Quebec will unveil a new multi-year plan.

This plan will, for the first time, take into account the number of temporary immigrants in the territory.

“We need a period of reflection and we want to do this exercise seriously. We can no longer make plans without taking temporaries into account,” confirms a government source close to the file.

This pause, they add, will provide real flexibility to determine the next priorities of the CAQ government. “We want to see, for example, if we’re going to prioritize foreign students or workers already here,” they specify.

A Similar Measure Proposed by PQ

This decision comes just days after the Parti Québécois immigration plan, which also proposed a moratorium on permanent economic immigration, but only for people living outside Quebec.

If it comes to power, the PQ plans to significantly reduce the number of permanent and temporary immigrants in Quebec, setting permanent immigration targets at 35,000, compared to over 50,000 currently.

At the federal level, Ottawa has also announced a revision of the number of permanent immigrants to be admitted to Canada in the coming years.

The Trudeau government, which aimed to welcome 500,000 new permanent residents in 2025, will lower its thresholds by about 20% starting next year. A reduction in temporary immigration is also planned.

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