Dodgy Recruiters and How To Do It the Right Way!

Recently there have been reports in Canada of uber-dodgy recruitment firms taking whopping sums of money from would-be migrants in return for job placements in booming Toronto, Alberta and British Caledonia. The scams are being run from outside Canada, making them incredibly difficult to trace and halt, and are mainly targeting construction workers from the Philippines [...]

Canada’s Oil Sands – a Black Gold Rush…

Fort McMurray in northeast Alberta is experiencing a modern day Gold Rush, only the prized commodity there is oil.  Nearby Athabasca oil sands have attracted over $100 billion of investment and are estimated to be holding over 1.7 trillion barrels of oil, placing Canada second only to Saudi Arabia in terms of oil stocks.  Fort [...]

Canadian Mining Industry Needs 81,000 Workers

According to an article in the Canadian Mining Journal, some experts are estimating that the Canadian mining industry needs up to 81,000 additional staff.  “They are needed to fill new positions and replace the large numbers of workers who will retire from the mining industry within the next few years, ” th article says. The shortage [...]

Calgary International Film Festival Counts Down to Action

Between September 19th and September 28th, Calgary will be hosting its annual International Film Festival, showcasing films from around the world and also promoting Albertan arts and film.  The festival expects to entertain over 35,000 film buffs over the ten day festival, showing over 300 movies.  Jacqueline Dupuis, the festival’s executive director says “this year’s focus, Fashion [...]

New Advisory Centres for Migrants in Alberta

In response to the enormous influx of skilled workers into Alberta, the province has established two Temporary Foreign Worker advisory offices in Edmonton and Calgary, to provide employment standards and help resolve occupational health and safety issues. In addition, pilot schemes have been initiated in 6 cities to provide even more detailed support to new temporary [...]

Alberta Extends Its Immigrant Programme to Family Members

The provincial government of Alberta has announced that it is going to allow its Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents to sponsor the immigration of close relatives to the Province under a new section of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP).  “Adding this family stream to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program will help us meet our workforce [...]

Alberta, Canada wants migrants in their province

Last year forty thousand immigrants and temporary workers relocated to Alberta, Canada to help with energy rich industries. Immigration and Industry minister Alex Evans has said even these numbers are not enough to keep up with the growth of the province. With predictions that oil sands productions could triple by 2020, the stress of managing [...]