Students On Immigration Fast Track Canada

Canada has finally joined countries such as England and Australia in creating a program that will allow international students to work up three years after graduation. The Canadian Post-Graduation Work Permit Program has attracted a wave of applications, as it should, because it now opens up the possibility of fast-tracking immigration for international students.

 Previously, international students were allowed to work on campus, however, employers were very hesitant to hire students for co-op programs because of lack of future availability for possible permanent positions.
Lise Pedersen, an international student adviser at Wilfred Laurier in Waterloo, Ontario commented that the program will increase employment opportunities for students during and after graduation. Jennifer Humphries, Bureau VP, stated that, "People are looking at the potential for career advancement for their education. If they have three years of work after graduation, this looks better on their resumes."

Anna Done Choudhury, Pedersen's colleague also stated that, "allowing students to work after graduation for three years will mend the gap between international students and Canada wanting qualified immigrants." Prior to this new program students who wanted to advance their eligibility for permanent residence had to move to the U.S. then return to Canada then apply.

The Canadian Post-Graduation Work Permit Program now takes students who have worked during post graduation out of the immigration points system and decides who passes and who fails. So far, at least 95% has passed which is great news for Canada. According to the 2009 Survey of International Students more than half of all international students plan to remain in Canada after graduation to find work.

This new program will likely see an increase in applications for work permits as well asCanadian citizenship.

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Canadian immigration news,Canada ranks as top migration destination

A recent HSBC poll of expatriates in 50 countries put Canada as the top country in the world for quality of life and the best place to migrate

HSBC's David Norton said, "We have seen that there is a distinct trade-off between income and overall quality of life. Many of the top performers in our first report, which examined the best places to make and save money, have scored towards the bottom of this report's league table. What is clear is that the locations where salaries may not be as high, such as Canada and Australia, are where expats are really enjoying not only an increased quality of life but are also finding it easy to fit in to their new communities".

The survey polled 3,100 expats from 50 countries, who gave Canadian immigrationthe highest marks in accommodation quality along with highest quality of life, followed by Australia.

Most expats in Canada are skilled workers who migrated to the country on a Canadian Skilled Worker Visa. Currently, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has a Priority Occupation List, a list of occupations in demand in the country, and potential migrants with occupations on this list are eligible for skilled immigration to Canada without the requirement of having a job offer from a Canadian employer. For example, people with an occupation of plumber, welder, or bricklayer will be able to migrate to Canada as a matter of priority with the potential to arrive within months of beginning the application process.

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