Posted AT 2:21 PM EST ON 23/02/07
Ottawa extends time foreign workers can stay in Canada
Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070223.wforeignwrk0223/BNStory/National/home
VANCOUVER ― Foreign workers coming to Canada on temporary work visas now can stay in the country longer.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration have announced temporary foreign workers can have their stay extended to 24 months, up from 12 months.
The application process will also be simplified, with application forms becoming available online starting April 1.
The Live-In Caregiver Program will be extended to three years and three months from one year.
In 2004, more than 90,000 foreign workers came to Canada.
Ottawa extends time foreign workers can stay in Canada
Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070223.wforeignwrk0223/BNStory/National/home
VANCOUVER ― Foreign workers coming to Canada on temporary work visas now can stay in the country longer.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration have announced temporary foreign workers can have their stay extended to 24 months, up from 12 months.
The application process will also be simplified, with application forms becoming available online starting April 1.
The Live-In Caregiver Program will be extended to three years and three months from one year.
In 2004, more than 90,000 foreign workers came to Canada.
