Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Canada

Canada: Express Entry, formerly known as Expression of Interest, will be "a swifter path to Canada that will select immigrants based on the skills and attributes that Canada needs based on those identified by government but also by employers," said Immigration Minister Chris Alexander during a news conference in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Tuesday. , according to CBC. Express Entry is a different program from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program which has come under heavy criticism after uncovered several instances where employers are favouring foreign workers over Canadians. The Canadian government is forging ahead with a new immigration system that will offer "express entry" to qualified immigrants starting in January 2015 as a way to help fill open jobs for which there are no available Canadian workers. While the change in the name of the program was quietly announced in a news release two weeks ago, the government has been remodelling Canada's immigration system for the last 18 months or so. Canada to play matchmaker with skilled immigrants and jobs Waitresses in Saskatchewan lose jobs to foreign workers Temporary Foreign Worker Program (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.