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April 24, 2007
SOS NEWSLETTER
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EDUCATION NEWS
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Canadian campus police review security provisions
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The question on Canadian campuses yesterday wasn't whether
Virginia's shooting rampage could repeat itself on their
grounds, but how to best prepare for one.
Why not Canada?
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Good courses, affordable fees and friendly people - Canada
is an attractive study option.
College grads nail the jobs
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Ontario colleges, marking their 40th anniversary this year,
have evolved from their trade-school roots. The scores of
programs they offer have changed with the times, many now
preparing students for jobs in today's high-tech industries
in line with their historic specialties such as accounting,
early childhood education and public relations.
Wanted: 89,000 IT employees
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Employers want more well-rounded employees with soft skills
and a flair for marketing the products they work on, and
real-world experience. While these university graduates are
in short supply, there is also a dearth of IT grads.
As degrees proliferate, the bar is raised
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With so many MBAs out there, the degree is becoming a
prerequisite for many levels of management, says Irwin
DeVries, vice-president of accreditation programs at CMA
Canada, a society of management accountants that was
recruiting at the Vancouver expo.
Forgers caught with pass****ts, visas, degrees
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Displaying an array of confiscated fake degrees from
universities from Toronto and Montreal to the Maritimes -
plus crisp copies of pass****ts from Canada and China,
Ontario driver's licenses and even fake legal stamps from
colleges and lawyers - police announced yesterday they have
charged five visiting Chinese students with forgery of
alarming pro****tions.
Canadian rhapsody
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Work permit for international students on completion of
postgraduation; permission to work for two years in Canada,
with the exception of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver,
where permission is granted only for a year
Canada has so much to offer
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>From Ontario and Quebec to Alberta and British Columbia,
Canada has some impressive universities and post-secondary
institutions.
The fancy for studying/working abroad
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More op****tunities are in line in countries such as Canada,
as they have started to relax their work permit regulations
and are planning to increase the new permanent residents by
15,000. "A lot of op****tunities are opening up for
professionals and skilled workers in Canada," says Curtis
Panke, director of Global Operations of Canada, which
offers resettlement solutions. Language or educational
qualifications are not a barrier to get a job there, he
says.
Employers give college graduates high marks
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Ontario college graduates have once again received high
marks from employers, with more than 90 per cent of
surveyed employers expressing satisfaction with graduates
hired within the past year.
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EMPLOYMENT NEWS
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Dream job may be a nightmare
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The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning advising
job seekers to beware of misleading online job postings and
employment arrangements aimed at stealing money and
identities.
25,000 jobs
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Edmonton will gain 25,000 jobs in 2007, says the Conference
Board of Canada.
Job numbers post growth
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The job market continued to be hot in Saskatchewan last
month, as the province punched up its 12th consecutive
month of employment growth.
Canada's Economy Grows By 55,000 Jobs In March
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In the first-quarter 2007 and March saw a number of low
records set for unemployment in areas across Canada, while
as a whole the highest employment rate in 31 years at 63.5
per cent was recorded.
Thinking small can reap big dividends
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Desperate for qualified staff, small and mid-sized
businesses find it difficult to compete the with big-name
companies. The CFIB says in a recent re****t, "Help Wanted,"
that more than 251,000 positions remained unfilled for more
than four months at small and medium-sized businesses
across the country last year.
Canadian Economy `Remarkably Stable', Statistics Agency
Says
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Canada avoided a major slowdown last year because the
economy's better at adapting to slumps in foreign demand or
to rapid gains in commodity prices, said a top economist at
the federal statistics agency.
Skilled worker shortage major hurdle
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Record numbers of major projects are creating job
op****tunities around the province, but more action is
needed to prevent those op****tunities from disappearing.
That was the message several speakers delivered to a
conference on managing major projects that the Canadian
Institute held in Vancouver on April 2-3.
Most Canadian businesses bullish on hiring
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Most Canadian businesses expect to hire more workers in the
next 12 months to meet increased demand for their products
and services, says the Bank of Canada's spring outlook
survey.
Immigrants make up large part of workforce
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The growth of Canada's current workforce is largely
attributable to immigrants. With Canada's baby boomer
generation headed for retirement and a low national birth
rate, by 2011 immigrants will account for 100 per cent of
the nation's labour force growth. Yet many of the most
highly skilled immigrants find it difficult to find work in
their chosen fields. There are companies that still remain
reluctant to hire professionals from overseas.
No way to treat a guest worker
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Is it fair to bring in low-skilled workers from abroad when
unemployed Canadians could be trained to fill many of the
existing vacancies?
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IMMIGRATION TODAY
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Canadian immigration centre in Dhaka operates next year
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Full service Canadian Immigration Centre will not start its
operation in Dhaka by August 2007 but from the next year
(2008).
Canadian under investigation for alleged employment
document fraud
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A Canadian teacher has been under investigation by the
immigration office here for allegedly getting a job with
forged documents in violation of South Korean immigration
law, the office said Monday.
Funding for newcomers to region
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Ontario Minister of Citizen****p and Immigration Mike Colle
announced $1.5 million in funding to help newcomers in
Waterloo Region settle and get jobs in their field.
Immigration backlog on purpose
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Government statistics alone indicate a picture of a
department in dire need of redress. In Toronto, which
handles more than 60% of all IRB cases, there are an
estimated 200,000 newcomers whose immigration status needs
to be determined by a board that at some point had more
than 100 members but now has less than 30.
Recognizing foreign workers' skills, credentials is
im****tant
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"We're hoping to have them formulate some policy
recommendations and suggestions for changes," said Yves
Poisson, the public policy forum's director of special
projects. "Immigration represents a very im****tant
contribution to our workforce, and there is a lot of
difficulties still for people which are internationally
trained to have their credential and experience recognized
in Canada."
Training was given to fool immigration
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The MPs involvement in the human traffic racket not only
helped procure visas but also facilitated smooth passage
through the immigration counter trained to be deferential
towards peoples' representatives. Still, to reduce the risk
of getting caught, members of the gang would tutor their
"cargor" on how to handle any possible inconvenient query
from immigration personnel.
New program designed to help international grads find work
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The province announced a new program to streamline the
immigration process for international student graduates at
a news conference at Dalhousie University Tuesday.
Government of Canada sup****ts the Brampton Centre for
Education and Training for Immigrants
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"Canada's New Government wants newcomers and their families
to thrive and that is reflected in the additional
settlement funding we've provided to provinces and
territories," said Minister Finley. "In Ontario, this
increase means additional sup****t for centres such as the
Brampton Centre for Education and Training."
U.S. seeks immigration 'pointers' from Canada
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U.S. officials are interested in the point system used to
rate and admit highly skilled immigrants in Canada - and
which has been so successful that immigrants are now better
educated than Canadian-born workers, says a Kingston, Ont.,
researcher.
Immigration fuels Canadian growth: Statscan
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Immigration continued to be the driving force behind
Canada's growing population over the past 12 months, with
the movement of people into Canada from other countries
accounting for two-thirds of the growth during that period,
Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
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