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getting some chatter in the newspapers and on radio that there is increasing pressure to limit the number of work permits being issued during this extreme economic crunch. 2 reasons are being sited - 1) it is not fair to invite someone to come to Canada and then be forced to lay them off because the economy is tanking far worse than anyone thought it might and 2) because of the layoffs happening for current permanent residents and citizens... pressure is mounting to put more effort into ensuring the current workforce is employed. Both reasons are honourable, even if it might mean those waiting to get to Canada are forced to wait a little longer. In this circumstance, you would likely welcome the protection if you were already in Canada and fighting to find work.
Nobody has said it out loud, but I suspect there could also be a reduction in Skilled Worker applications that get put through in the next 12-18 months. Family class should be OK but immigration is going to be a political football for the current administration if the economy continues on its current path. How can Canada sit with 6-10% unemployment...offer stimulus and bailout packages and at the same time invite additional workforce into the country with no strong prospects of finding appropriate employment. Either the government will be called irresponsible for not putting on the brakes or anti-immigration for slowing things down. Not a good spot to be in.
I suspsect the HB1s are going to dry up in the US too.
So, my advice is this - think, think, think about what the current economic situation is in Canada (and in the US for that matter). The brochures you read a year ago no longer apply. What happened to your friends a year ago no longer applies. It is going to be tough out there for the next 2 years (by my guess). If you can... make sure you have a job to come to. Do your home work and make sure that company can follow through on the job they promise you. Make sure you choose a community that is not laying off hundreds of workers - those people will be competing with you for the same jobs. All that effort will still not guarantee success but arriving on good faith that all will be well is an invitation for tough times.
I hope I have not devestated your Sunday morning but now is not the time to be an ostrich.
[25-01-2009,16:53]
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Sharon |
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Just to add, the financial system of Canada´s next door neighbor, Iceland, collapsed last October. The Icelandic currency, the Krona, is a fraction of the value of what it was. Many Icelanders are fleeing to seek work abroad.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gf48a5QsteWIVXh-arKJ3EhsJN3g
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/25/iceland.resignation/index.html?iref=topnews
The worldwide economic crises is affecting both Canada and the U.S.. And it looks like it´s going to get worse in 2009.
So per Sharon, above, the advice is to think before deciding to immigrate. With existing jobs at risk and unemployment rising, Canadians will be competing for the many of the same jobs as new immigrants. Research and investigate before taking the plunge. This is a difficult time for immigrating.
[25-01-2009,18:58]
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Richard |
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Everything I am reading would suggest that this is much bigger than North America. Europe, China... even India. All those outsourcing jobs are drying up. I saw an article about highly prized MBA graduates in India looking for work. Talked to my North African friend yesterday and he tells me things are getting very difficult there too. Tourism is in the tank (Europeans love that part of the world)
I don´t think there is a safe place to escape and avoid the fallout. Perhaps that is my point. Don´t automatically assume what you want to go to is better than what you are leaving behind.
[25-01-2009,19:27]
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Sharon |
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Oh come on Guys!!!
What gets me is a recession happens every so often, it is a fact of economics. Good Times Bad Times! Make Hay when the sun shines!
16 years ago good times started again.
So many here compare the differences between Canada and the USA.
In Canada the Liberals turned over a huge surplus to the Conservatives.
In the USA the Democrats turned over a huge surplus to the Republicans.
In Canada with or without the current economic mess started in the States our surplus is gone in a very short period. The economy grew under Bill Clinton and got destroyed under G.W. BUSH and their surplus is gone.
What gets me is that now the economic mess is here all these spin Doctors claim we should of seen it coming. We should of seen that car accident coming too but didn´t.
I prefer to see the glass half full all the time.
I prefer to see the positive aspect of the economy.
I prefer to see the all nations over coming the situation.
Regarding Work Permits.
When one is dealing with a HRSDC person now a days you have to show more advertisements then before. The old days of just posting a position on the Federal Government Job Bank for a week and then submitting is over. The Occupations Under Pressure list have gone the way of the Dinosaurs.
BUT it is still possible just play by the new rules.
Got two LMO´s for tile setters Friday.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[26-01-2009,08:08]
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Roy |
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This is exactly why we need ROY and SHARON on this forum!
A hardcore OPTIMIST and a REALIST (Not a pessimist). This helps people to know the possible adversities and still stay positive and make informed decisions.
Thank you guys!
[26-01-2009,14:04]
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Nathan |
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Yeah two views and both are right.
So what about house prices if your planning on buying your first house after saving up a down payment, (opportunity abounds) as long as your not employed (laid off) by Caterpillar, GM, Ford etc.
People still need to eat, get a hair cut, have a place to live and do most of the normal things we did ten months ago.
I know NO one my young age who has not worked in more then one type of occupation.
You are not what your job title says you are. You´re more. Believe in yourself.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[26-01-2009,23:21]
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Roy |
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Thanks Roy and Sharon!!!! Sharon, It´s great to see you here!!!
The grim news does me no good. Just received my visa and planning to land next week. I have to say that I agree with Roy, certain jobs will ALWAYS be in demand so plan wisely and don´t just go whistling blindly into Canada, the grass may not be greener, depending on what you like to eat.
All signs point to the fact that things may get much worse before they get any better so tighten up folks!!!
All the best to us all.
[27-01-2009,00:44]
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