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cic Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines - 0 views

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    5.30. Canadian interests: Significant benefit-Entrepreneurs/self-employed candidates seeking  to operate a business R205(a), C11 Applicants who have, or may have, a dual intent (see OP11, section 5.4) to seek status as a  worker and then eventually as a permanent resident, must satisfy the officer that they have the  ability and willingness to leave Canada at the end of the temporary period authorized under R183. Permanent resident applicants If a permanent resident applicant has met the definition of ―entrepreneur‖ or ―self-employed‖ (R97 to R101) and has been selected, they may be issued a work permit if there are compelling and  urgent reasons to authorize the entry of the person before processing is complete. They must  demonstrate that their admission to Canada to begin establishing or operating their business  would generate significant economic, social or cultural benefits or opportunities for Canadian  citizens or permanent residents pursuant to R205(a). It is expected that it would be a rare  applicant who could satisfy an officer that their entry into Canada would provide a significant  benefit before their eligibility for permanent residence has been assessed. It should be noted that  any ‗early admission' entrepreneurs must also satisfy the officer that they meet the requirements  of A22(2), that they ‗will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay', if their  permanent residence application is ultimately refused. A work permit should not be granted to  remedy concerns relating to processing times, particularly if serious questions such as source of  funds remain outstanding. Note: Special considerations apply when the application for a work permit comes from a foreign  national who is being considered by a provincial or territorial government for nomination as a  permanent resident. Provinces and territories sometimes identify foreign nationals as  potential nominees, based on their intention to u
Omar Yaqub

Young Entrepreneurs Create Their Own Jobs - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Mr. Gerber is also starting the Gen Y Fund, from which young entrepreneurs can seek funding.
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    Mr. Gerber is also starting the Gen Y Fund, from which young entrepreneurs can seek funding.
Omar Yaqub

Entrepreneurs and Investors: Entrepreneurs - 0 views

  • The Immigrant Investor Program seeks experienced business people to invest C$800,000 into Canada’s economy and become permanent residents. Investors must
Omar Yaqub

Big Rethink 2011: Economically Driven Innovation - Core77 - 0 views

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    This notion of economically driven innovation was apparent throughout the conference and it was encouraging to hear was that there would be a green upside. According to Bew, the past ten years have been responsible for half of the price increases the world's commodities have experienced over the last 150 years. This economic situation will drive governments to encourage innovation in environmentally friendly alternatives in the same way necessity drives innovation in businesses and entrepreneurs.
Omar Yaqub

Immigration and the provinces: Deciding whom to fast-track - Canada - CBC News - 0 views

  • Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is a national strategy meant to help skilled workers and entrepreneurs from other countries gain permanent resident status in Canada more quickly.
  • program is run individually in each province. Collectively, the PNP aims to find permanent employment for immigrants in their area of expertise. However, each province has slightly different application criteria.
  • Alberta's version puts an emphasis on skilled workers who have offers of permanent, full-time jobs; recent foreign graduates of Canadian post-secondary institutions and semi-skilled workers in food and beverage processing, the hotel and lodging industry, manufacturing and long-haul trucking. There are also categories for tradespeople, engineers, designers or drafters with Alberta work experience, and farmers who want to set up or buy a farming business.
Omar Yaqub

Driving Canada's Business Success - CYBF - 0 views

  • Alberta young entrepreneurs receive additional support from new government partnership
Omar Yaqub

Multicultural meritocracy - 0 views

  • Yezdi Pavri, vice-chairman of professional services firm Deloitte in Canada. "There is a competitive business advantage to having a diverse workforce and drawing from the widest talent pool possible. At Deloitte we have created an inclusive meritocracy. We have proven just as other organizations have that diversity leads to innovation. When you capitalize on the different experiences people bring you come up with better solutions. Now, many of our clients push us to have diverse teams. The worst thing you can do these days is go to a client with a team of five white men because that does not represent what the market or what our clients look like.
  • Here then are some strategies small businesses can use to attract and retain skilled immigrant workers:
  • "Make it known that as a small employer you are interested in hiring skilled immigrants,"
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  • ALLIES [Assisting Local Leaders with Immigrant Employment Strategies] is an umbrella organization that reaches across the country. It's a good place to start
  • Conduct interviews in the applicant's first language. "From a recruiting perspective, we are out looking for people with the right skills and often we will find individuals who have tremendous technical capabilities but English may be a struggle and so they have trouble representing themselves in an interview situation,"
  • "If we bring someone on board, we go through an extensive orientation process and part of that includes offering them the opportunity to take English language courses or other types of assimilation courses. We also fund continuing learning across our teams. That is a value for us and it helps us retain our talent." Thales Canada's Toronto location has a 95% reten-tion rate among new immigrants.
  • Create a buddy system. "We partner every new employee with a buddy who is not their coach or manager and who helps them navigate Deloitte,"
  • "What is the right way to dress? What are the right cultural protocols? People coming from other parts of the world don't have the common protocols we take for granted. This buddy system has been tremendously effective. A couple of years after a skilled immigrant has joined us and assimilated into the culture, they are often the most keen to act as buddies to new people coming in.
  • Start small. "We piloted our strategy, nurturing our leaders and instituted cultural awareness training,"
  • "Organizations like TRIEC can help you with cultural training, often at no cost. This will help you identify cultural differences and then figure out ways to address them tactfully."
Omar Yaqub

ENTERPRISE TORONTO - 7 Reasons Why Employees Leave - a program operated by the City of ... - 0 views

  • The job or workplace was not what the employee expected
  • The mismatch between job and person
  • Too little coaching or feedback
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  • Too few advancement and growth opportunities
  • Feeling devalued and unrecognized
  • Stress from overwork and work-life imbalance
  • Loss of trust and confidence in senior leaders
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