Canada’s New Policies on Temporary Foreign Workers

Canada is implementing new measures

This decision follows concerns over housing shortages and strains on public services, prompting Ottawa to take action. Restrictions on temporary worker permits are set to begin on May 1, with consultations planned with provinces to finalize details

Hong Kong passes immigration bill, raising alarm over ‘exit bans’

Hong Kong’s legislature passed on Wednesday a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities unlimited powers to prevent residents and others from entering or leaving the Chinese-ruled city. The government has dismissed those fears as “complete nonsense,” saying the legislation, which will come into effect on Aug. 1, merely […]