Canada Film

Canada: Foreign actors and directors who want to film in Canada are also being subject to a $1,000 fee per worker and a 15-day waiting period to obtain a work permit, under new rules unveiled by the federal government at the end of June. , according to CBC. "We only have so many days to prep and so many days to shoot. And if we can't facilitate permits within that period of time, it will make it very challenging for them to greenlight shows coming to Canada." Representatives for Canada film and TV industry are meeting with Immigration Minister Chris Alexander in Vancouver today to discuss recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program which they say have lumped them into the same category as employers who hire foreign low-skilled workers in the fast-food industry. Shawn Williamson, the president of Brightlight Pictures in Vancouver, which produces such shows such as Fox Witches of East End , told News if U.S. movie stars and their directors can't come to Canada quickly enough, then they risk losing their business to other countries. Temporary foreign worker overhaul imposes limits, hikes inspections (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.