Skilled Workers and Professionals Keep Visa Rights under New USMCA Trade Deal
After months of negotiations following US President Donald Trump’s pledge to scrap NAFTA, the 24 year old trade agreement between Canada, the USA and Mexico, a new deal was reached minutes before a midnight deadline on September 30, 2018. Despite a number of changes, the new agreement – rechristened the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – leaves NAFTA provisions for work visas untouched. The retention of the visa program is...
New Application Process among Changes to Quebec’s Economic Immigration
The province of Quebec recently revealed adjustments to its economic immigration programs which enable foreign investors, skilled workers, and entrepreneurs to settle in Quebec. Most notably, the first-come, first-served application process for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program has been replaced with a new ‘Expression of Interest’ application system, where applicants may submit an online profile at any time to be considered for immigration to
Visa Refusals for Researchers a Threat to Canada’s AI Industry
Roughly half of the researchers invited to a prestigious Montreal artificial intelligence (AI) conference will not attend due to denied or unprocessed visas, pointing to an uncertain future for AI and tech development in Canada. Future AI conferences may bypass Canada because of visa issues, raising doubts over the government’s goal of establishing Canada as leading
The New Canada United States Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
On July 1st, 2020, CUSMA came into effect. It maintains key elements from its predecessor, NAFTA, while introducing new measures to support trade and prosperity in a modern economy. In 1994, the United States, Mexico, and Canada formed the largest free-trade region in the world with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This agreement provided...