Foreign Worker and Permanent Residency in Canada

permanent residency in Canada: The new Express Entry program , which came into effect on January 1, puts workers wishing to apply for permanent residency in Canada into one pool. They fill out an application and are awarded points based on various criteria, and those with the top scores are then invited to apply for permanent residency, according to CTV. Under the program, a labour market impact assessment is worth 600 of 1,200 available points. An employer must apply for an before hiring a foreign worker, to show that the foreign worker is needed to fill a job opening because a Canadian can t be found to fill the post and Canada new permanent residence application system will discourage top-level professionals and other highly skilled workers from coming to this country unless changes are made soon, immigration lawyers warn. The problem with the new system, experts say, is that it fails to take into consideration foreign workers who are already in this country on temporary work permits and visas. And one of the criteria worth the most points in the system makes it difficult, if not impossible, for top executives and other high-skilled workers to fulfill. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.