Quebec is struggling with labour shortages
The mayor of Quebec City, Canada has released a new list of priorities and one of the most urgent is the need to increase immigration as there is over 17,000 vacancies to fill. Immigration topped Mayor Régis Labeaume’s said “This dramatic lack of manpower is the most dangerous problem and can jeopardize our economic future,” Labeaume said. […]
Why Scandinavian Countries Are The Happiest
Where is Scandinavia? Scandinavia is a large region of northern Europe and includes the following countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The world happiest report has repeatedly rated the Scandinavian countries to be some of the most happiest in the world. Despite the cold gloomy weather and high taxes the Scandinavians are the happiest […]
Will we be left with a no deal Brexit?
(Getty Images) Labour’s Keir Starmer has warned that Theresa May and her government will be facing a race against time to pass a number of new laws, or they may risk creating an ‘unsustainable legal vacuum’ if Britain end up leaving the EU without a deal. However last week Dominic Raab insisted that the government […]
Germany changes their Immigration laws
The German government wrote up a draft for immigration regulations on 17th of August. The new law is to reform the current, unwieldy immigration law of 2004 and to finally regulate labour market integration beyond asylum policy. Refugees are briefly mentioned in the draft whilst the focus keyword seems to be the skilled workers. Germany […]
Foreign Workers in Australia Could be Owed Money
If you’re a foreign worker and you’ve worked in Australia in the last ten years on a working holiday visa you could be in for a tax refund. Tax refund specialists in Australia are calling up anyone who worked in Australia in the last the years to check their filing […]
Does Canada trump USA as the new land of opportunities?
Canada More Accepting? Whilst the USA crack down on immigration following President Trump’s new immigration policies, a new light is being shed on the neighbouring country Canada. Canada has always been seen as the immigration friendly nation with more then 80,000 immigrants being recruited for jobs in the past five years alone. Canada […]
Record high numbers of foreigners entering NZ for work
Despite the New Zealand government’s changes to control immigration numbers, it has been reported that the number of people entering for work visas have increased massively. Last year more than 228,000 work visas were approved which has increased by 4000 from the previous financial year. The main industry in which a lot more foreign workers […]
Japan opens their arms to more foreign workers
In a bid to improve the shortage of labour workers Tokyo has opened its arms to greet low skilled foreign workers. Previously and more commonly Japan has been known to only accept highly skilled foreign workers but has now changed their mind as the ageing population has had an effect on the labour workforce. In […]
Canada Grants More Jobs on Global Talent Stream Visa
Canada’s Global Talent Stream: Addressing High-Skilled Labor Needs in STEM The Global Talent Stream/Scheme Visa in Canada celebrates its one-year anniversary by expanding its reach with three new job positions added to the Global Talent Occupations List. This visa continues to address the demands of innovative employers in Canada’s highly skilled labor market, […]
New Visas and New Future for Digital Nomads
Being attached to your hometown doesn’t seem to be an issue for millennials as new research as found that over 80% of the generation would love to relocate abroad in the pursuit of work. Breaking free from the traditional 9-5 culture and embracing the digital nomads culture has become a lot more common amongst the […]