Join Us: 3 Mistakes even SMART Foreign Students make to ruin their PR (in Canada)

Written by Julie McMahon. Posted in Canadian education, Canadian Immigration, Canadian Immigration Law & Policy, Canadian Jobs, Education, Federal Immigration, Federal Skilled Workers Program, Foreign Credential Recognition, Foreign Education Credential Assessment, Foreign Student, New Immigrant, New Immigrant Job Applications, Post-Secondary Education, Skilled Workers, World Education Services

Speakers:

Larry Jung, Dipl.Tech., BA, CDP Larry Jung is a career mentor and has been assisting job seekers since 2006.  His specialty is helping highly educated and skilled foreign trained professionals from all professional and academic backgrounds penetrate the Canadian job market.  Larry has worked with physicians, nurses, clinic and lab technologists and technicians, as well as engineers, accountants, lawyers, educators, social workers, software developers and network administrators.  In addition to helping skilled immigrants, Larry has guided university students to their 1st jobs and careers in Canada.  Being Canadian born, his cumulative and diverse academic learning and work experience has all been in Metro Vancouver.  In the past, Larry has held front-line management and head-office roles in the retail sector, engineering services and technology marketing; academic research, immigrant professional employment and co-op education sectors.  More specifically he has held such roles as a Marketer, Entrepreneur, Purchaser, Administrator, Enterprise Software Tester and Trainer, Project Coordinator, Career/Employment Counselor, Strategic Job Search Coach and Career Mentor,  and Co-op Advisor/Instructor.

Geoff Frost CHRP CCDP

Geoff is an accomplished Human Resources Professional and Career Development Practitioner. He has been involved in the Career Development Field now for over fifteen years serving many different client groups in the roles of both job development and workshop facilitation. During this time he worked with Internationally Trained Professionals helping them to find employment in Canada. Geoff will complete his Provincial Instructor Diploma this year and is also certified to conduct emotional intelligence assessments utilizing the EQ-i 2.0. Geoff also serves as the Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Round Tables for the HR Association and has presented at many events related to both HR and career development.Geoff recently began his own HR consulting practice specializing in Workplace Performance, Diversity and Inclusion Training, Mediation and Conflict Resolution and Workplace Investigation. This means he works closely with and has an extensive network of Canadian Employers. Geoff is passionate about understanding and respecting differences and is driven to contribute to making today’s diverse workplace more inclusive.

Julie McMahon RCIC CDP GDBA BA 

Julie is a registered member of the ICCRC (Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council), the body which regulates all Canadian Immigration Consultants who are currently practicing immigration law in Canada and abroad. Julie has a background in immigrant settlement services, career counseling and business development (both academic and practical application). Julie is a Career Development Practitioner (SFU) and is a member of the BC Career Development Association as well as a Member of Career Professionals of Canada. She holds an Immigration Consultant Diploma (CSIC), a Bachelors Degree in English (UBC) and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (SFU). Julie is also a Certified Interview Strategist (CPC) and a Certified Resume Strategist (CPC).

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Canadian Gov’t favors French Speakers

Written by Julie McMahon. Posted in Canadian Immigration, Canadian Immigration Law & Policy, Federal Immigration, Federal Skilled Workers Program, Foreign Credential Recognition, International Trade, Labour Market Opinion (LMO), New Immigrant, Skilled Workers

September 12, 2014—Winnipeg—Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander met with stakeholders and community leaders in Winnipeg to discuss how the government can increase Francophone immigration to Canada.

During the meetings, Alexander committed to launch consultations in the upcoming months that will aim to increase the number of Francophone immigrants settling in Francophone communities outside Quebec and strengthen the vitality and vibrancy of these communities. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will work with provinces and territories, Francophone communities and employers to ensure the successful integration of Francophone immigrants who choose to make Canada their home.

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Group of Five Campaign (G5C): Sponsor a Refugee(s)

Written by Julie McMahon. Posted in Canadian Immigration, Canadian Immigration Law & Policy, Canadian Law, Canadian Refugee, Canadian Refugee Status, Family Sponsorship, Immigrant Health, International Trade, Iraqi Refugee, New Immigrant, Refugee Law, Syrian Refugee, UNHCR

Group of Five Campaign (G5C) is five or more Canadian citizens or permanent residents who want to arrange to sponsor a refugee(s) living abroad to come to Canada. All of the group members must be at least 18 years of age and live or have representatives in the area where the refugee will settle.

The group must agree to give emotional and financial support to the refugee(s) for the full sponsorship period-usually one year.

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You are a new immigrant to Canada and you are sick

Written by Julie McMahon. Posted in Canadian Healthcare, Canadian Immigration, Canadian Immigration Law & Policy, Immigrant Health, New Immigrant

It’s true, anytime you travel in the world these days, you can easily catch a new bug and your body immediately becomes weak as it tries to fight off the invading pathogen while a prescription for antibiotics won’t necessarily work and are completely ineffective at fighting off the so-called super strains that make the evening news. However, over 250,000 new immigrants each year, despite the risks, make their way to Canada for a better life, to avail of a world class education system, strong and stable economy, and a free universal healthcare system.

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B.C. migrant workers face deportation after raid

Written by Julie McMahon. Posted in Canadian Immigration, Canadian Immigration Law & Policy, New Immigrant, Visitor Visas

Here are my comments on the case that came out in the media today on a raid that took place on a construction site where there were migrant workers working without permits:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/03/15/bc-immigration-raid-cbsa-reality-tv.html

The activity described in the CBC news article by the construction company and the workers is absolutely illegal. And the CBSA is the enforcer of the Immigration Refugee Protection Act which gives them special powers:

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