加拿大公民法改革的方向

因應今天移民局公佈的公民申請費用調整，茲摘錄大人件申請的說明並翻譯重點如下。自2014.02.06起，大人公民申請費用提高爲加幣400元，以移民局收到日期爲準。凡之前因缺漏部份資料而被退件者，若移民局於2014.02.06之前未收到補齊資料重新寄回的申請件皆需補足費用移民局才會繼續審閱。附註：只是技術上該如何補足費用還得和移民局客服中心確認。還有因爲郵件得五天才抵達東岸，所以這過去五天內寄出的申請件都會面臨兩難。

轉載: 移民貢獻卑詩省勞動力成長

Immigration Drives BC’s Labour Force Growth

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Immigration Drives BC’s Labour Force Growth

PeopleTalk | August 3, 2011 | no comments

By Jock Finlayson

Canada has a well-deserved reputation as an “immigrant-friendly” country. Each year, new immigrants amount to almost one per cent of the population, putting Canada near the top among advanced economies in the ratio of newcomers to population. In 2009, Canada welcomed 250,000 permanent immigrants and refugees. Last year, the figure rose to 280,000, despite a weak economy.

Since 2002, Canadian immigration policy has been based on the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IPRA). The Act delineates three categories of permanent immigration:

The family class is composed of foreign nationals sponsored by close relatives already in Canada.

Economic immigrants are selected for their skills and/or ability to contribute to the economy. Included in this category are skilled workers, business and investor immigrants, and provincial “nominees” who arrive via the provisions of provincial government programs geared to fast-tracking immigration for specific workers. In 2009, 12,000 immigrants (plus a larger number of accompanying spouses/dependents) came to Canada through provincial nominee programs (including one run by the BC government), which have become an important component of the overall immigration system.

新移民之失業與低就業

Newcomers Face Under-Employment Challenges: Poll

轉載一下溫哥華人力資源雜誌的一篇文章

Newcomers Face Under-Employment Challenges: Poll HRVoice.org | July 29, 2011 | no comments

Almost half (49 per cent) of newcomers who have been in Canada for one year or less feel under-employed, according to a recent poll by RBC. Even after six-to-ten years in Canada, a third (32 per cent) of newcomers continue to feel that their current job is at a lower skill level than they had, or would have had, in their country of origin. 根據RBC銀行做的一份調查, 在來加拿大一年以內的新移民中, 接近一半的移民覺得自己處在低就業的狀態; 就算是已經住了6-10年的人, 也有32%覺得目前的工作技術層次低, 或是說比待在原來國家的發展不好...

According to the poll, a majority of newcomers (52 per cent), measure success based on their career, which includes having a good paying job in their field of expertise. Additionally, men (43 per cent) are much more likely than women (28 per cent) to believe that their current job is a step down from what they had, or would have had, in their home country. 根據這份調查, 52%的新移民還是以有沒有待在原來專業領域並擁有一份薪酬好的工作來定義"成功"....

“Once newcomers get past some of the career challenges they face when they move to Canada, they make a tremendous contribution to the country’s productivity and diversity,” said Camon Mak, director, multicultural markets, RBC. “Canada is built on immigration – new skills and resources continue to be key drivers of our country’s global success. It’s important that we help newcomers get settled quickly both into their new home and their new careers. ” 然而一旦新移民突破搬來加拿到後遇到的種種求職挑戰或障礙, 他們對加拿大在生產力和多元多樣豐富度上創造出極大的貢獻.

給專業技術移民的建議

轉載一份Ontario移民安頓服務機構所做的調查報告. 調查的對象為116位在國外出生並受教育的專業技術移民. 這些移民在移民到加拿大之後, 並沒有從事原來的專業工作, 轉而從事為新移民提供移民安頓和就業輔導服務. 這份報告有71頁, 有興趣的人可以點選文章末的連結繼續閱讀.

但我想分享在報告中歸納出來這些專業技術移民提供給新來朋友的建議. 很有趣, 這些建議觀點陸續也在不同文章或由其他成功移民建議過, 參見加拿大移民七項成功的秘訣

所以, 誠摯的獻給所有正在努力打拼的移民朋友們! 努力是有脈絡可循的, 因為, 前人走過這些道路, 而且很多人都因此有了進展!