August 28, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
If you answer YES to the below description than you are eligible for immigration to Canada.
Social workers help individuals, couples, families, communities, organisations etc., to develop the skills and resources required to enhance social functioning including counselling, therapy etc.,. You are employed with hospitals, schools, child welfare organisations, community agencies etc., or work in a private practice.
Some examples of designations are:
- Addiction social worker
- Case management consultant – social work
- Case management social worker
- Case work consultant – social work
- Casework supervisor – social work
- Caseworker – social work
- Certified social worker
- Child welfare social worker
- Children’s aid investigator
- Co-ordinator of social work
- Family social worker
- Geriatric social worker
- Group social worker
- Medical social worker
- Psychiatric social worker
- Registered social worker
- School social worker
- Social casework consultant
- Social work co-ordinator
- Social work officer
- Social work officer – military
- Social work supervisor
- Social worker
- Social worker, groups
- Social workers supervisor
On 23rd June 2010, government of Canada changed the list of occupations eligible for immigration to Canada in order to meet and fulfill the current occupational demands of the Canadian society. Overall the no of eligible occupations went down and lots of occupations were removed from the list.
However, certain occupations were added to the list as well. If you have 1 year of Social worker experience than you are eligible to apply for immigration to Canada.
There is a catch, Canada is only accepting 1000 applications each year from each occupation. That means that the moment Immigration department of Canada reaches 1000 mark for Social Workers than no more applications will be processed in 2010.
So if you are a Social Worker and meet the above description with at least 1 year of experience under your belt than waste no more time. Contact us or fill up a free assessment form to find out if you qualify so that your application is one of the 1000 that are processed in 2010.
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July 24, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
Canada has seen near record high hiring in June since the recession. Canada like many other countries had lost thousands of jobs during the recession. The growth in June is largely coming from Central Canada (Ontario and Quebec). which has led to unemployment rates falling to 7.9% for the first time since early 2009, as per Statistics Canada.
The main gains came from the private sector in retail, health care, trade and building services in particular. Private sector is picking up the job loss and taking the stress away from the public sector which had spent $62 billion on the stimulus package during the recession to keep the Canadian economy going.
Canada’s job gains are much brighter than U.S.,still at 9.5% jobless rate and a sluggish housing and labour market.
Recently, Huffingtonpost.com had an article about Canada mentioning Canada’s job growth and well-regulated banking system with strong consumer protection. The article header was “NEED A JOB? TRY CANADA, WHERE HIRING IS BOOMING AND HOME PRICES ARE RISING“. With 62% of US citizens and/or residents ready to move to Canada, for a job as per the poll on the post.
Looking to immigrate to Canada, we can help. To learn more visit www.immigrationzonecanada.com or CONTACT US. If you are not sure whether you are eligible for immigration to Canada, then fill out the free assessment form.
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July 1, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
With the introduction of the new 29 in-demand occupations for immigration to Canada under Federal Skilled Worker program, all the people who have at least 1 year of work experience in the last 10 years in any profession where they provide analyzing the operations, managerial methods or functions of an organization in order to propose, plan and implement improvements or analyzing advertising needs and develop advertising plans. You could be working for a management consulting firm, advertising company or be self-employed.
Here are some of the position titles that are eligible under the Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management:
ISO consultant,
Advertising account executive, advertising consultant, advertising specialist, advertising campaign organizer,
Business management consultant, business management analyst, business consultant,
Business methods analyst,
Consultant – organizational analysis, organizational analyst,
Certified management consultant, management analyst, management consultant,
Promotion specialist, promotion representative, promotion strategies consultant, price management analyst,
Team training specialist,
Point of sale system manager,
Records management specialist,
Researcher- organization and methods,
Senior consultant- operations management
These are some of the designations that are in the list. The important point to remember is that if you are helping the management in making business decisions whether you are working as a consultant, analyst, specialist, then you fall in this category.
Again, if you are unsure whether you would qualify OR you do meet the 1 yr work experience and want to know if you qualify for immigration to Canada fill in the free assessment form or contact us or visit Immigration Zone Canada to learn more about the different options to immigrate to Canada.
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June 27, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
We have been talking about this and the government of Canada has gone ahead and updated their list of in-demand occupations to fill in the work force shortage and help the Canadian economy. The catch is the limited number of applications that will be accepted under these 29 occupations per year.
Ok, so are we eligible now? Here is the list of new occupations:
Restaurant and Food Service Managers, Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture), Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management, Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners, Biologists and Related Scientists, Architects, Specialist Physicians, General Practitioners and Family Physicians, Dentists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Registered Nurses, Medical Radiation Technologists, Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists, Licensed Practical Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Chefs, Cooks, Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades, Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades, Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System), Industrial Electricians, Plumbers, Welders & Related Machine Operators, Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics, Crane Operators, Drillers & Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction, Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
Now the important part is if you have been thinking about immigrating to Canada, and you have one year of experience in any one of the 29 in demand occupations above then start the process asap. Canada is capping the applications per year per occupation to 1,000. So make sure you are one of the 1,000 this year!!
Contact Immigration Zone Canada or fill up the free assessment form asap so that you know if you are eligible to apply for immigration to Canada and you are one of the 1,000 whose application will be accepted by the Canadian immigration authorities.
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June 27, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
Today, Minister Jason Kenney announced the long-awaited updated list of occupations for the Federal Skilled Worker program of Canadian Immigration.
Canada’s 2010 quota for immigration is about 265,000 immigrants. The focus is on economic immigration to help the ease shortage of work force and boost the economy. And, Canadian immigration wants to reduce the backlog of older, already filed in process applications of Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) so they have gone ahead and reduced the number of eligible occupations so that they can finalise the pending applications and reduce the backlog.
This is indeed good news for all those people who have been in the pipeline for some years now. Soon they will have some update on their pending applications. But what about the rest of us, who were thinking of immigrating to Canada. Currently there are about 380,000 pending FSW applications down from 640,000 in Nov 2008.
Now what? There are 29 eligible occupations effective today, 26th June 2010 that are eligible to apply for FSW or have a job offer. The main purpose is to reduce the number of new applications. To achieve that goal they will only be taking a fixed amount of applications per eligible occupation for the year. So it will become a first come first serve FSW program. This will bring Canadian economic immigration program (federal skilled worker program) in line with the rest of the world, namely UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Wait for our next post with the list of the new in-demand occupations or eligible occupations and what is the new cutoff number of applications per year introduced today by the Canadian authorities.
Contact Immigration Zone Canada or fill up the free assessment form asap so that you know if you are eligible to apply for immigration to Canada.
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June 24, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism minister Jason Kenney, introduced legislation in the Canadian House of Commons to crack down on crooked consultants who exploit prospective immigrants.
“While most immigration consultants working in Canada are legitimate and ethical, it is clear that immigration fraud remains a widespread threat to the integrity of Canada’s immigration system,” said Minister Kenney. “The Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act will better protect prospective immigrants from crooked consultants and help safeguard our immigration system against fraud and abuse.”
Once the act becomes the law it will be a crime for unauthorised individuals to charge a fee for providing immigration services. It would also give power to the government to designate a body that would enforce and regulate immigration consultants and establish measures to enhance the government’s oversight of this body.
“Crooked immigration consultants victimize people who dream of immigrating to Canada,” said Minister Kenney. “Worse still, there is evidence that these individuals encourage prospective immigrants to lie on their immigration applications, to concoct bogus stories about persecution when making refugee claims, or to enter into sham marriages with Canadian citizens and permanent residents. This undermines the integrity and fairness of Canada’s immigration system.”
Minister also mentioned that Citizenship and Immigration Canada will announce setting up of a transparent public selection process to identify a governing body to regulate immigration consultants in an attempt to gain public confidence.
If you would like to know whether you are eligible for immigration to Canada, please fill up the free assessment form. Learn more about Immigration Zone Canada and read about the different options for immigrating to Canada.
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June 19, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
The Canadian government vowed to review its immigration rules after Canadian visa officers in India barred dozens of people stating grounds that their service in army, police and intelligence units rendered them involved in human-rights violations.
Canada’s immigration law bars anyone from entering Canada, whether on a permanent residency or a visit visa if the person has carried out war crimes or has been involved in terrorism, systematic or gross human rights violation or genocide.
These refusals caused a huge furor in India and the Canadian Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, apologized for the incorrect refusals of the applications. Clearly stating that the visa officers should never have cast aspersions on India’s institutions. He also said “Government of Canada therefore deeply regrets the recent incident in which letters drafted by public service officials during routine visa refusals to Indian nationals cast false aspersions on the legitimacy of work carried out by Indian defence and security institutions, which operate under the framework of democracy and the rule of law”.
He also pledged that Canada will review its policy on declaring foreigners inadmissible.
If you are someone you know is interested in immigrating to Canada, study in Canada or start a business in Canada we are Certified Canadian Immigration Consultants and would love to assist you in your goal. Please contact us for more information or visit www.immigrationzonecanada.com or fill up the free assessment form to know if you qualify.
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May 28, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
There are lots of people who call themselves immigration consultants but they are not licensed by the government of Canada to practice as an Immigration Consultant. As an immigrant or someone wishing to immigrate to Canada please be aware of the sharks out there in the world.
Don’t be complacent about it, make sure that you ask the person you are planning to trust with your application that the person is a legitimate immigration consultant. Make sure to ask for their membership/ affiliation to CSIC (Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants) and then please do your homework. Go online on www.csic-scci.ca and check if the person is listed in the members. If he/ she is not on the list on that website, STOP!! don’t deal with him. He is NOT a licensed Immigration Consultant, he is what is called a GHOST AGENT or unlicensed Immigration Consultant.
Ghost Agents are so bold and confident that in British Columbia, Canada there have been instances where they advertise on the radio and promise to help you. They take your money, promise to file and sometimes won’t even file the application forget about filing it incomplete or with incorrect information.
Government of Canada is planning to “crackdown on crooked consultants” by the end of the parliamentary session next month says Alykhan Velshi, communications director for federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. He believes opposition parties will back the measures.
CSIC on its end, is running ads in the local newspapers in Canada time and again to make the immigrants aware of their role and to be aware of the Ghost Consultants all around us. Remember there are 1700 plus legitimate Immigration Consultants and you as an immigrant have a right to ask for membership details of the person you will be dealing with before you sign any contract or disclose any information or part with money for immigrating to Canada.
Check out the latest ad CSIC ran in the newspapers:
Remember, if you or anyone you know is looking for more information or would like to immigrate to Canada, please contact Immigration Zone Canada or fill in the free Assessment Form to find out if you qualify.
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May 22, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
Looking to immigrate to Canada, not sure where to go? Here is a report by Canadian Council on Learning that depicts the cities and how learned they are. This could be another factor for you to consider if you are looking for a city which focuses and encourages learning.
26 factors were taken into consideration for a period of 5 years to rank and gauge the 4,500 cities, towns and rural communities across Canada. What are some of the factors considered when calling a city smart/ learned? These include high-school drop out rates, reading and math scores, spending on museums and reading materials, travel time to religious institutions, exposure to media and access to community facilities. It also includes factors like job skills such as computer training and apprenticeships, social skills, literacy, numeracy and activities that foster personal development.
Interestingly the score for the country as a whole has only grown by 0.3% each year in the last 5 years. But there are significant improvements in individual cities.
Top of the list is Victoria (BC) leading all major Canadian cities with a score of 95, Saskatoon (SK) came in second with 90, followed by Calgary (Alberta) 88, Ottawa (ON) 87 and Regina (84). Victoria and Saskatoon are the only 2 cities with scores significantly above the national average and +2.7 and +1.5 growths per year in the last 5 years. Calgary and Ottawa have on the other hand declined in the last 5 years by -0.9% and -1.3% per year.
Atlantic Canada on the other hand had sizable improvements led mainly by Fredericton and St. John’s. “This confirms what happens at the local level is very really important” says the council’s head Paul Cappon.
Out of 3 major metropolitan cities Toronto score was 81 (+1.3) Vancouver was 77 (-0.1) and Montreal was 70 (+0.5).
If you are thinking about immigrating to Canada, contact us or fill up a free assessment form or read more about the different options for immigrating to Canada – go to www.immigrationzonecanada.com
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May 17, 2010 by Immigration Zone Canada
If you have Restaurant or Food Service Manager work experience for at least one year, Canada is looking for you. Your experience makes you eligible to immigrate to Canada.
If you have been planning, organising, directing, controlling and evaluating the restaurant or bars or cafeterias or other food and beverage food services operations then you are considered having the Restaurant or Food Service Manager experience. And this can include staff recruitment, staff scheduling, monitor staff performance, overseeing staff training, resolving customer complaints, negotiating with suppliers for food and other supplies. You are eligible to immigrate to Canada whether you are a salaried employee or working for your self.
If you have been or currently are working as
- Assistant Bar Manager
- Restaurant Assistant Manager
- Banquet Manager
- Bar Manager
- Beverage Service Manager
- Café Manager
- Cafeteria Manager
- Canteen Manager
- Canteen Service District Manager
- Canteen Services Manager
- Catering Service Manager
- Cybercafé Manager
- Dining Establishment Managing Supervisor
- Dining Room Manager
- District Manager, Canteen Service
- Fast Food Restaurant Manager
- Food and Beverage Service Manager
- Food Services Manager
- Food Services Officer, base – military
- Food Services Steward – military
- Hotel Food and Beverage Service Manager
- Internet Café Manager
- Logistics Officer (food services) – military
- Restaurant Manager Trainee
- Restaurant Manager
- Restaurateur – food services
- Steward, Food Services – military
- Tea Room Manager
Contact Immigration Zone Canada if you think you might qualify or if you would like to gather more information about Canadian immigration. Or fill up the Free Assessment Form to find out if you do qualify for immigration to Canada.
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