As per a recent labour study conducted by Statistics Canada, provinces like New Brunswick are in dire need of labour force. The study reveals that Canadian labour force is declining with each passing year. Statistics show Canada’s labour force participation rate will fall between 59 and 62 by 2031. However, last year this rate was 67 percent. "Overall, the Canadian labour force is changing. The share of the population age 15 and over will be decreasing in all provinces, but it's going to de....Read More

To address the much debated issue of illegal immigration, US announced a new immigration policy which may reprieve around 300,000 undocumented immigrants from being deported. As per this new policy, only the migrants who are a potential threat for US in terms of public safety will be deported while the ones with no criminal record will be allowed to apply for work permits. In a letter to Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wrote,"The president has s....Read More

Labour Market Authority has just launched new and improved statistics on foreign workers employed in Denmark. The new statistics provide a much more comprehensive picture of labor migration. Among other things, for the first time it was made possible to get a reliable estimate of the number of commuters. Overall, the figures show that about 100,000 foreigners are working in Denmark. The numbers of mainly German and Polish commuters have fallen since the crisis broke through, so there are now a t....Read More

A discussion paper has been released by Australia’s Department of Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) seeking the feedback from people on Permanent Employer Sponsored Visas like: Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) Subclasses 121 and 856 Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) Subclasses 119 and 857 Labour Agreement (LA) Subclasses 120 and 855 The paper will be open for submissions by 16th September 2011. The feed....Read More

USA recently came up with a new immigration policy to address the prolonged issue of illegal immigration. According to these new policy immigrants with no criminal record and who are not a threat to public safety are allowed to apply for work permits and stay in the US (refer ‘Undocumented migrants with no criminal record can stay in US’). I....Read More