Canada and Quebec reach agreement to increase the number of temporary foreign workers
Within this new framework, the Quebec government has also succeeded in obtaining from the federal government a series of changes that will benefit Quebec employers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. After many months of negotiations between the two levels of government and calls from various Quebec labour market stakeholders, Quebec employers have been granted measures […]
Federal PSAC strike to disrupt several Canadian immigration services
Beginning on April 19, 2023, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which represents 155,000 federal government employees, will be going on strike. In a move that will impact many government departments, including Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the PSAC strike will impact some (but not all) of the services offered by IRCC. What […]
Strike over: IRCC employees return to work
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing the public service employees who have been on strike over the last 12 days, has made it clear that its members must now return to work at 9 AM Eastern Time (ET) this morning or during their next available shift. After beginning a strike on […]
