Operational Bulletin (Modified)- June 30, 2014
Mailing Permanent Resident Cards to Representatives
This Operational Bulletin (OB) summarizes and clarifies the procedures for Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) distribution by the Case Processing Centre in Sydney (CPC-S), Nova Scotia, when an applicant has indicated the address of a third party representative as their residential and/or mailing address.
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Operational Bulletin- July 2, 2014
Processing Admissions for Clients whose Confirmation of Permanent Residence has not downloaded from GCMS to FOSS
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) have become aware that some Confirmations of Permanent Residence (CoPR) have not downloaded successfully from the Global Case Management System (GCMS) to the Field Operations Support System (FOSS). Both sides are working on a solution but an interim solution is needed for affected clients.
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The Temporary Foreign Workers Program in the News
Recent, controversial changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program have been the focus of immigration media coverage for the past several months. The links below detail the most recent coverage:
Jason Kenney vows to push ahead with overhaul of temporary foreign worker program
newssaskatchewan.ca, June 25, 2014
Foreign worker troubles a symptom of a larger problem
By Barrie McKenna, The Globe and Mail, July 1, 2014
PEI, Nova Scotia join Alberta in opposing changes to foreign worker program
By Jane Taber, The Globe and Mail, July 2, 2014
Manitoba’s foreign worker strategy called a model for other provinces
By Joe Friesen, The Globe and Mail, July 2, 2014
Concerns rise over temporary foreign workers
By Lindsay Morey, Fort Saskatchewan Record, July 3, 2014
Changes to TFW program overdue
By Dave Mabell, Lethbridge Herald, July 3, 2014
Impact of changes to TFW program ‘worse than I thought’: MP
By Victoria Paterson, St. Albert Gazette, July 5, 2014